Effects of a random porosity model on heat transfer performance of porous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-25

  Fu, Wu Shung ^a   Huang, Hsin Chien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0344142364     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00159-8     Document Type: Article

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