Mathematical model and simulation of gas flow through a porous medium in high breaking capacity fuses

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-126

  Rochette, D ^a   Clain, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Darcy; Finite volume; Forchheimer; Fuse; Heat transfer; Porous media; Thermal non equilibrium

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FUSES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EULER EQUATIONS; HIGH BREAKING CAPACITY (HBC) FUSES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 1642570283     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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