A parametric study on the laminar flow in an alternating horizontal or vertical oval cross-section pipe with computational fluid dynamics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 287-296

  Chen, Wen Lih ^a   Wong, King Leung ^a   Huang, Ching Te ^a  

^a KSUT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

PARAMETRIC STUDY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VERTICAL OVAL CROSS-SECTION PIPES;

HEAT PIPES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT PIPES; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 32144441380     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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