Model validation: Model parameter and measurement uncertainty

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-351

  Hills, Richard G ^a  

^a Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Model validation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; CONVECTIVE-DISPERSIVE EQUATION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MODEL PARAMETER; MODEL VALIDATION; NONLINEAR BURGERS' EQUATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33645831991     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2164849     Document Type: Article

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