Conjugate natural convection in a square enclosure with inclined thin fin of arbitrary length

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-478

  Ben Nakhi, Abdullatif ^a   Chamkha, Ali J ^a  

^a Educational Shuwaikh   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Conjugate; Finite volume; Inclined fin; Natural convection; Square enclosure; Thin fin

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); NUSSELT NUMBER; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE VOLUME; INCLINED FIN; SQUARE ENCLOSURE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 33847174627     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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