Numerical simulation of turbulent natural convection in a rectangular enclosure having finite thickness walls

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 163-177

  Kuznetsov, Geniy V ^a,b   Sheremet, Mikhail A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Conjugate heat transfer; Local heat source; Natural convection; Numerical simulation; Rectangular enclosure; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL HEAT SOURCE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE; RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES;

ENCLOSURES; FUNCTIONS; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SIMULATORS; SPECIAL EFFECTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 71749101621     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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