On the thermal performance of an internally finned three-dimensional cubic enclosure in natural convection

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 540-546

  Da Silva, A K ^a   Gosselin, L ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cubic enclosure; Electronic cooling; Fin; Geometric optimization; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ENERGY STORAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PRANDTL NUMBER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS; VECTORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ELECTRONIC COOLING; GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CUBIC ENCLOSURE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 15344342454     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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