Free convective heat transfer in an enclosure with an internal louvered blind

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 283-293

  Avedissian, T ^a   Naylor, D ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blind; Correlation; Fenestration; Free convection; Louvers; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

FENESTRATION; INTERNAL METAL BLIND;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

EID: 36849084661     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.03.042     Document Type: Article

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