Experimental study of fluid flow in the entrance of a sinusoidal channel

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1233-1239

  Oviedo Tolentino, F ^a   Romero Mendez R ^b   Hernandez Guerrero A ^a   Giron Palomares B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Phase angle; Recirculation; Significant mixing; Sinusoidal channel; Steady flow; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUNNELS; UNSTEADY FLOW; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; VISUALIZATION;

AVERAGE DISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW FEATURES; FLOW REGIMES; FLUID FLOWING; GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MIXED FLOWS; PARTICLE TRACKING; PHASE ANGLE; PHASE ANGLES; RECIRCULATION; REYNOLDS; SIGNIFICANT MIXING; SINUSOIDAL CHANNEL; SINUSOIDAL CHANNELS; STEADY FLOW; WATER TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 51849149385     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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