Natural convection heat transfer in partially open enclosures containing an internal local heat source

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-388

  Mariani, V C ^a   Coelho, L S ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Average nusselt number; Heat source; Natural convection; Numerical study; Rectangular enclosures

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AVERAGE NUSSELT NUMBER; HEAT SOURCE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 36849050931     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322007000300007     Document Type: Article

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