Direct numerical simulation of heat transfer in converging-diverging wavy channels

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 769-777

  Stalio, Enrico ^a   Piller, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axial diffusion; Forced convection; Heat transfer enhancement; Streamwise periodic ducts; Uniform wall temperature; Wavy walls

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WALL FLOW;

AXIAL DIFFUSION; STREAMWISE PERIODIC DUCTS; UNIFORM WALL TEMPERATURE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WALL FLOW;

EID: 34548208097     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2717235     Document Type: Article

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