Numerical simulation of free convection heat transfer in a vertical annular cavity with discrete heating

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 600-606

  Sankar, M ^a   Do, Younghae ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cylindrical annulus; Discrete heating; Radii ratio; Upwind difference

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR CAVITY; BOTTOM WALL; CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; DISCRETE HEATING; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; FREE CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT SOURCES; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; INNER WALLS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RADII RATIO; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77953543330     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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