Thermal analysis of a self-insulated type of radiant porous air heater using the spherical harmonics method

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-430

  Gandjalikhan Nassab, S A ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air heater; Energy conversion; Porous media; Spherical harmonics

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTHALPY; FLOW OF GASES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION;

COUPLED ENERGY EQUATIONS; POROUS RADIANT BURNER; SPHERICAL HARMONICS APPROXIMATION;

AIR PREHEATERS;

AIR PREHEATERS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTHALPY; FLOW OF GASES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION;

EID: 34250726574     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE336     Document Type: Article

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