Transient flow and heat transfer leading to periodic state in a cavity with inlet and outlet ports due to incoming flow oscillation

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 530-538

  Saeidi, S M ^a   Khodadadi, J M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

STROUHAL NUMBERS; TRANSIENT FLOW;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33845306838     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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