Free convection from a point source of heat, and heat transfer from spheres at small Grashof numbers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 3849-3860

  Kurdyumov, V N ^a   Linan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER; SPHERES;

GRASHOF NUMBERS; LAMINAR FLOW NUSSELT NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLE; SPHERE;

EID: 0345493651     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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