Thermal characterization of porous graphitic foam - Convection in impinging flow

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 4296-4301

  Sultan, K ^a   DeGroot, C T ^a   Straatman, A G ^a   Gallego, N C ^b   Hangan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer enhancement; Graphitic foam

Indexed keywords

BONDING LAYERS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FOAM PROPERTIES; FOAM THICKNESS; GRAPHITIC FOAM; IMPINGING FLOW; METAL SUBSTRATE; OPEN EDGES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; VOID STRUCTURES;

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 67650046664     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.070     Document Type: Article

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