Computation of combined natural-convection and radiation heat-transfer in a cavity having a square body at its center

Applied Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1004-1023

  Mezrhab, A ^a   Bouali, H ^a   Amaoui, H ^a   Bouzidi, M ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Inner body; Natural convection; Square cavity; Surface radiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

INNER BODY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SQUARE CAVITY; SURFACE EMISSIVITY;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALGORITHM; CAVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; ISOTHERM; RADIATION BALANCE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 33745136833     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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