CFD simulation of heat transfer in a two-dimensional vertical enclosure

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 711-727

  Ganguli, A A ^a   Pandit, A B ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Correlation; Flow patterns; Heat Transfer; Natural convection; Rectangular slots

Indexed keywords

AIR GAPS; AIR LAYERS; CFD SIMULATION; CLOSED CAVITIES; CORRELATION; FREE CONVECTIONS; GAP WIDTHS; GENERALIZED CORRELATIONS; LAMINAR NATURAL CONVECTIONS; LITERATURE DATUM; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RECTANGULAR CAVITIES; RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES; RECTANGULAR SLOTS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VERTICAL BOUNDARIES; VERTICAL ENCLOSURES; VERTICAL SLOTS;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENCLOSURES; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW SIMULATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 64649100026     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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