Vascular design for thermal management of heated structures

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1144, 2009, Pages 397-407

  Lee, J ^a   Lorente, S ^b   Bejan, A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER;

FLOW ARCHITECTURES; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HIGH SPEED AIRCRAFTS; LEADING SURFACE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THREE DIMENSIONS; VASCULAR DESIGN; VASCULAR STRUCTURES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 68349118973     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000003067     Document Type: Article

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