Optimization of a magnetohydrodynamic flow based on the entropy generation minimization method

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-301

  Ibáñez, Guillermo ^a,b   Cuevas, Sergio ^a   López de Haro, Mariano ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Magnetohydrodynamic flows; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTROPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT LOSSES; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

ENTROPY GENERATION; JOULE DISSIPATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOWS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTROPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT LOSSES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33144487451     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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