Numerical investigation of the influence of roughness on the laminar incompressible fluid flow through annular microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 1865-1878

  Valdés, José R ^a   Miana, Mario J ^a   Pelegay, José Luis ^a   Núñez, José Luis ^a   Pütz, Thomas ^b  

^a Division of Industrial Systems   (Spain)

^b TRW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Microchannels; Numerical simulation; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FLOW RESISTANCE; MICROCHANNELS; VISCOUS FLOW EQUATIONS;

LAMINAR FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 33847237569     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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