Numerical investigation on laminar forced convection and entropy generation in a curved rectangular duct with longitudinal ribs mounted on heated wall

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 390-404

  Ko, T H ^a  

^a LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; Curved rectangular duct; Entropy generation; Forced convection; Irreversibility

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CURVED RECTANGULAR DUCT; DEAN NUMBERS; ENTROPY GENERATION; IRREVERSIBILITY;

FORCED CONVECTION;

EID: 31444442213     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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