An experimental study of heat transfer by laminar natural convection between an electrically-heated vertical plate and both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 657-671

  Pittman, J F T ^a   Richardson, J F ^a   Sherrard, C P ^a,b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LLOYD'S REGISTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION; NEWTONIAN FLUID; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; VERTICAL PLATE;

EID: 0345004004     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00202-6     Document Type: Article

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