Numerical study of interactions of vortices generated by vortex generators and their effects on heat transfer enhancement

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-360

  Zhu, Changlin ^a   Liang, Hua ^a   Sun, Dongliang ^a   Wang, Liangbi ^a   Zhang, Yongheng ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FLOW DESTABILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; VORTEX GENERATORS (VG); VORTICES INTERACT;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 63549144366     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780600671635     Document Type: Article

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