An approach to the simulation of natural-convective heat transfer between two concentric horizontal cylindrical annuli

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-340

  Waheed, M Adekojo ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PRANDTL NUMBER; PROFILOMETRY; RAYLEIGH FADING;

CYLINDRICAL ANNULI; HEAT FUNCTION PROFILES; HEAT FUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE RATIO;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 36048945026     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780701632510     Document Type: Article

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