Mixed convection analysis of laminar pulsating flow and heat transfer over a backward-facing step

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 25-26, 2008, Pages 5785-5793

  Khanafer, Khalil ^a   Al Azmi, Bader ^b   Al Shammari, Awadh ^c   Pop, Ioan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Kuwait Air Force Institution   (Kuwait)

^d BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GALERKIN METHODS; MIXED CONVECTION; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SKIN FRICTION;

BACKWARD FACING STEP; DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS; FINITE ELEMENT SCHEMES; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; METHOD OF WEIGHTED RESIDUAL; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; SKIN FRICTION COEFFICIENT;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

EID: 55549136025     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.04.060     Document Type: Article

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