Effect of aspect ratio on entropy generation in a rectangular cavity with differentially heated vertical walls

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 696-703

  Ilis, Gamze Gediz ^a   Mobedi, Moghtada ^a   Sunden, Bengt ^b  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bejan number; Entropy generation; Natural convection

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CAVITATION; ENTROPY; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION;

BEJAN NUMBER; ENTROPY GENERATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RECTANGULAR CAVITY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

ASPECT RATIO; CAVITATION; ENTROPY; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 43449100318     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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