Analysis of heat transfer and entropy generation for a thermally developing Brinkman-Brinkman forced convection problem in a rectangular duct with isoflux walls

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 21-22, 2007, Pages 4180-4194

  Hooman, K ^a   Haji Sheikh, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Brinkman Brinkman problem; Entropy generation; Extended weighted residuals method; Porous media; Rectangular duct; Thermal development; Viscous dissipation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOUS FLOW;

BRINKMAN-BRINKMAN PROBLEM; ENTROPY GENERATION; EXTENDED WEIGHTED RESIDUALS METHOD; RECTANGULAR DUCT; THERMAL DEVELOPMENT; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

FORCED CONVECTION;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DUCTS; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 34547197499     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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