Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of separated flows encountered in a backward-facing step under the effect of suction and blowing

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1517-1528

  Abu Nada, E ^a   Al Sarkhi, A ^a   Akash, B ^a   Al Hinti, I ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Backward facing step; Blowing; Heat transfer; Porous wall; Separated flows; Suction

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BACKWARD-FACING STEP; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; SUCTION;

FLOW SEPARATION;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW SEPARATION; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 38149026492     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2759973     Document Type: Article

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