Investigation on heat transfer characteristics of tapered cylinder pin fin heat sinks

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2671-2679

  Naphon, Paisarn ^a   Sookkasem, Anusorn ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heat sinks; Heat transfer characteristics; Tapered pin fin

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

NON-UNIFORM GRID SYSTEM; TAPERED PIN FIN;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 34548222770     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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