Entropy generation due to conjugate natural convection in enclosures bounded by vertical solid walls with different thicknesses

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 648-656

  Varol, Yasin ^a   Oztop, Hakan F ^a   Koca, Ahmet ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cavity; Conjugate; Entropy generation; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VORTICITY;

ENTROPY GENERATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ENTROPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VORTICITY;

EID: 41649096250     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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