Numerical investigation of transient natural convection in air in a convergent vertical channel symmetrically heated at uniform heat flux

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1065-1086

  Langellotto, Luigi ^a   Manca, Oronzio ^b   Nardini, Sergio ^b  

^a CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI S P A   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

MASS FLOW RATE; PRINCIPAL FLAT PLATES; STREAM FUNCTION; WALL TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 34249008109     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407790601184355     Document Type: Article

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