Natural convection in a rectangular cavity with partially active side walls

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 23-24, 2007, Pages 4688-4697

  Nithyadevi, N ^a,b   Kandaswamy, P ^a,b   Lee, J ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspect ratios; Natural convection; Partially active walls; Rectangular cavity

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PARTIALLY ACTIVE WALLS; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; SIDE WALLS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ASPECT RATIO; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 34748860582     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.03.050     Document Type: Article

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