Experimental investigation of natural convection in an asymmetrically heated vertical channel with an asymmetric chimney

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 888-896

  Manca, Oronzio ^a   Musto, Marilena ^b   Naso, Vincenzo ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Downstream unheated extension; Experimental study; Natural convection; Vertical asymmetrically heated channel

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; WALL FLOW;

DOWNSTREAM UNHEATED EXTENSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; VERTICAL ASYMMETRICALLY HEATED CHANNEL;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 24144459636     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1928909     Document Type: Article

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