Numerical investigation of flow friction and heat transfer in a channel with various shaped ribs mounted on two opposite ribbed walls

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wongcharee, Khwanchit ^a   Changcharoen, Wayo ^a   Eiamsa Ard, Smith ^a  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

channel; heat transfer; recirculation zone; rib; turbulence model

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; OCEANOGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

CHANNEL; FLOW FRICTIONS; HIGH THERMAL; LONG-CONCAVE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RECIRCULATION ZONES; RIB; RIBBED WALLS; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; TRIANGULAR RIB;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

EID: 79953701958     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1542-6580.2560     Document Type: Article

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