Effects of variable properties and non-uniform heating on natural convection flows in vertical channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 793-807

  Hernandez J ^a   Zamora, B ^b  

^a ETS Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical heat flux; Natural convection; Non uniform heating; Variable properties

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTION; LAMINAR AIR;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 10444253935     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.09.024     Document Type: Article

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