Entropy generation due to heat and fluid flow in backward facing step flow with various expansion ratios

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-435

  Abu Nada, Eiyad ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

entropy generation; heat transfer; second law analysis; separated flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549071938     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2006.010234     Document Type: Article

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