Numerical analysis of heat transfer for steady three-dimensional compressible flow in long microchannels

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-188

  Chen, Ching Shung ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Microchannel flow; Numerical method

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; SENSORS;

CHANNEL FLOWS; ISOTHERMAL WALLS; MICRO TEMPERATURE SENSORS; MICROCHANNELS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 27544487109     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v12.i2.30     Document Type: Article

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