An experimental and numerical investigation of mixed convection from a heat generating element in a ventilated cavity

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 502-520

  Radhakrishnan, T V ^a   Verma, A K ^a   Balaji, C ^b   Venkateshan, S P ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Experimental; Heat generation; Mixed convection; Numerical; Ventilated cavity

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT GENERATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

MIXED CONVECTION REGIME; VENTILATED CAVITY;

MIXED CONVECTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT GENERATION; MIXED CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

EID: 35748954043     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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