An investigation of the effects of a linear porosity distribution on non-equilibrium heat transfer in high-conductivity graphitic foam

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 605-624

  Betchen, Lee J ^a   Straatman, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGED MODELS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW; GRAPHITIC FOAM; GRAPHITIZED CARBONS; LOCAL THERMAL NON-EQUILIBRIUM; NON EQUILIBRIUM; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSITY GRADIENTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAPHITIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; POROSITY;

FOAMS;

EID: 77958169585     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2010.516701     Document Type: Article

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