Numerical analysis of natural convection in shed roofs with eave of buildings for cold climates

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3165-3174

  Koca, Ahmet ^a   Oztop, Hakan F ^a   Varol, Yasin ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eave; Heat transfer; Laminar flow; Natural convection; Shed roof

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DOMES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRESSURE DROP; ROOFS; THERMOANALYSIS;

COLD CLIMATES; COLD TEMPERATURES; EAVE; FINITE DIFFERENCES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; INCLINED WALLS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RAYLEIGH NUMBER.; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; SHED ROOF; STREAM FUNCTIONS; TRIANGULAR ENCLOSURES;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 55649114636     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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