Convection coefficient equations for forced air flow over flat surfaces

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1063-1071

  Sartori, Ernani ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Convection heat transfer coefficient; Flat surface; Heat loss; Laminar turbulent flow; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY; CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; FLAT SURFACES; LAMINAR/TURBULENT FLOW;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 33746751493     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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