Natural convection in a tilted rectangular slot containing non-newtonian power-law fluids and subject to a longitudinal thermal gradient

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-583

  Lamsaadi, M ^a   Naimi M ^a   Hasnaoui, M ^b   Mamou, M ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SLOTTING; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

HEAT TRANSFER RATES; PARALLEL FLOW APPROXIMATIONS; POWER LAW FLUIDS; TILTED RECTANGULAR SLOT;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 33748637961     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780600599513     Document Type: Article

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