Natural convection on discrete heaters in a square enclosure with ventilation ports

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1182-1189

  Bilgen, E ^a   Balkaya, A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constructal; Heat sources; Natural convection; Optimum position; Square cavity; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENCLOSURES; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFLUIDICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMBER THEORY; PORTS AND HARBORS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX (CHF); DISCRETE HEAT SOURCES; DISCRETE HEATERS; ELSEVIER (CO); ENERGY EQUATION (EE); RAYLEIGH NUMBER (RA); SQUARE ENCLOSURES; VOLUME FLOW RATE (VFR);

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 46449095489     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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