Influence of free stream turbulence intensity on heat transfer and flow around four in-line elliptic cylinders in cross flow

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sakr, Ramadan Y ^a   Berbish, Nabil M ^a   Abd Aziz, Ali A ^a  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

cross flow; four elliptic cylinders; free stream turbulence; in line arrangement; turbulence intensity

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT FLUX; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

CROSS FLOWS; ELLIPTIC CYLINDER; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FOUR ELLIPTIC CYLINDER; FREESTREAM TURBULENCE; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLOWS; IN-LINE ARRANGEMENT; REYNOLD NUMBER; SPACING RATIO; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

NUSSELT NUMBER;

EID: 77955409751     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2133     Document Type: Article

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