Packing size and shape effects on forced convection in large rectangular packed ducts with asymmetric heating

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3267-3277

  Demirel, Y ^a   Abu Al Saud, B A ^a   Al Ali, H H ^a   Makkawi, Y ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; TEMPERATURE;

ASYMMETRIC HEATING; PACKING SIZE AND SHAPE;

FORCED CONVECTION;

DUCT; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0345540645     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00370-6     Document Type: Article

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