Entropy generation for forced convection in a porous channel with isoflux or isothermal walls

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-96

  Hooman, K ^a   Hooman, F ^b   Mohebpour, S R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bejan number; Channel; Entropy generation; Forced convection; Irreversibility

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL METHODS; PECLET NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS;

BEJAN NUMBER; ENTROPY GENERATION; ISOFLUX WALLS; ISOTHERMAL WALLS; POROUS CHANNEL;

ENTROPY;

EID: 38949097920     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2008.016014     Document Type: Article

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