The meshless analog equation method for solving heat transfer to molten polymer flow in tubes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 2240-2247

  Hu, S P ^a   Fan, C M ^a   Young, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analog equation method; Heat transfer; Meshless method; Polymer flows; Power law flow; Radial basis functions; Viscous dissipation

Indexed keywords

ANALOG EQUATION METHOD; ANALOG EQUATION METHODS; MESH-LESS METHODS; POLYMER FLOWS; POWER-LAW FLOW; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; STEADY FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 76749123436     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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