Numerical analysis of laminar natural convection in isosceles triangular enclosures for cold base and hot inclined walls

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-508

  Kent, E Fuad ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Isosceles triangular enclosures; Natural convection; Numerical analysis; Nusselt number; Rayleigh number

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SURFACES; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; INCLINED WALLS; ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR ENCLOSURES; LAMINAR NATURAL CONVECTIONS; LOW ASPECT RATIOS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STREAMLINE PATTERNS;

ASPECT RATIO; CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP;

ENCLOSURES;

EID: 64249173143     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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