Thermodynamic optimization of conjugate convection from a finned channel using genetic algorithms

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 535-544

  Rakshit, Dibakar ^a   Balaji, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENTROPY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; OPTIMIZATION; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CONJUGATE CONVECTION; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; MASS FLOW RATE; TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

FORCED CONVECTION;

EID: 16244422043     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-004-0569-6     Document Type: Article

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