Mixed convection with flow reversal in the entrance region of inclined tubes

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 740-756

  Maré, Thierry ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^b   Prétot, Sylvie ^a   Miriel, Jacques ^a  

^a INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convection; Diffusion; Flow; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRESS;

AXIALLY PARABOLIC EQUATION; GRASHOF NUMBER; ISOTHERMAL TUBE; THERMAL FIELDS;

MIXED CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING;

EID: 25844444157     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615530510613906     Document Type: Review

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