Periodically fully-developed flow and heat transfer over flat and oval tubes using a control volume finite-element method

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 642-665

  Fullerton, T L ^a   Anand, N K ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTROL VOLUMES; FLAT TUBE; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW CONDITION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OVAL TUBE; PUMPING POWER; ROUND TUBES; TUBE WALLS;

COOLING SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77953213669     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407781003744888     Document Type: Article

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