Laminar conjugate natural convection in horizontal annuli

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1347-1359

  Sambamurthy, N B ^a   Shaija, A ^a   Narasimham, G S V L ^a   Murthy, M V Krishna ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Conjugate natural convection; Horizontal annuli; Volumetric heat generation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT CONVECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; UNDERGROUND CABLES;

CONJUGATE NATURAL CONVECTION; HORIZONTAL ANNULI; INNER BOUNDARY; VOLUMETRIC HEAT GENERATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

EID: 51649123947     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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