Three-dimensional numerical simulation on laminar heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of strip fin surface with x-arrangement of strips

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 697-707

  Qu, Z G ^a   Tao, W Q ^a   He, Y L ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convection; Enhancement; Finite difference; Finned surfaces; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONJUGATED COMPUTATION; FIN SURFACE; STRIP NUMBER; SURFACE AREA;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 10644236330     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1798971     Document Type: Article

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