Experimental and numerical study of heat and moisture transfers by natural convection in a cavity filled with solid obstacles

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 25-26, 2009, Pages 5691-5700

  Laguerre, O ^a   Benamara, S ^a   Remy, D ^a   Flick, D ^b  

^a Irstea   (France)

^b UMR SayFood   (France)

Author keywords

Cavity; Humidity; Natural convection; Obstacles; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT RADIATION; MOISTURE; NATURAL CONVECTION;

CAVITY; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; OBSTACLES; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; SOLID OBSTACLES; SYMMETRY PLANES;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 77957125783     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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