Numerical and experimental visualization of reverse flow in an inclined isothermal tube

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Maré, Thierry ^a,b   Voicu, Ionut ^a   Miriel, Jacques ^a  

^a LGCGM   (France)

^b Saint Malo   (France)

Author keywords

Aiding buoyancy; Elliptical formulation; Laminar flow; Numerical and experimental study; PIV technique; Reverse flow; Upstream diffusion

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIDING BUOYANCY; ELLIPTICAL FORMULATION; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PIV TECHNIQUES; REVERSE FLOW; UPSTREAM DIFFUSION;

LAMINAR FLOW;

CONVECTION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REVERSE FLOW;

EID: 25144509884     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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