Effect of relative humidity on the prediction of natural convection heat transfer coefficients

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-342

  Zhang, Jiehei ^a   Gupta, Ajaykumar ^a   Baker, John ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATIONS; MOIST AIR ENVIRONMENT; WATER VAPOR MIXTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 33947110303     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630601122823     Document Type: Article

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