Natural convection in enclosures with floor cooling subjected to a heated vertical wall

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 108-121

  Mohamad, A A ^a   Sicard, J ^b   Bennacer, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRONIC COOLING DEVICES; FLOOR COOLING; RAYLEIGH-BENARD PROBLEMS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; NATURAL CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 32144461427     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.07.033     Document Type: Article

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