Three dimensional mixed convection in plane symmetric-sudden expansion: Symmetric flow regime

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 899-907

  Thiruvengadam, M ^a   Armaly, B F ^a   Drallmeier, J A ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D Numerical simulation; Heat transfer; Internal flow; Laminar mixed convection; Separated flow

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DUCTS; FLUXES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMOANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; A PLANES; BUOYANCY FORCES; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; EXPANSION RATIOS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; FLOW CONDITIONS; IN PLANES; INTERNAL FLOW; LAMINAR MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER DISTRIBUTIONS; REVERSE FLOWS; SEPARATED FLOW; SUDDEN EXPANSIONS; SYMMETRIC FLOWS; THERMAL FIELDS; WALL HEAT FLUXES;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 57749100242     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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