Heat transfer and fluid flow in a high-intensity free-burning arc: An improved modeling approach

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2541-2553

  Chen, Xi ^a   Li, He Ping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANODES; CATHODES; ENTHALPY; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

FREE-BURNING ARCS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0342526908     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(00)00290-8     Document Type: Article

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