Entropy generation and natural convection in rectangular cavities

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1417-1425

  Oliveski, Rejane De C ^a   Macagnan, Mario H ^a   Copetti, Jacqueline B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bejan number; Entropy; Natural convection; Rayleigh number

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENTROPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOUS FLOW;

BEJAN NUMBER; BOTTOM WALLS; BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; ENERGY EQUATIONS; ENTROPY GENERATIONS; FINITE VOLUMES; IRREVERSIBILITY COEFFICIENTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RECTANGULAR CAVITIES; SLIP CONDITIONS; SQUARE CAVITIES; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TOTAL ENTROPIES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURES; VELOCITY FIELDS; VERTICAL WALLS; VISCOUS EFFECTS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 61349103690     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.07.012     Document Type: Review

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