Numerical investigation of transient natural convection in a horizontal channel heated from the upper wall

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 815-842

  Andreozzi, Assunta ^a   Jaluria, Yogesh ^b   Manca, Oronzio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

ENERGY EQUATIONS; HORIZONTAL CHANNELS; HORIZONTAL PARALLEL PLATES; TRANSIENT NATURAL CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 34247138881     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780601112720     Document Type: Article

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