Bejan's Constructal theory analysis of gas-liquid cooled finned modules

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Lorenzini, Giulio ^a   Moretti, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bejan's Constructal theory; Comsol Multiphysics; fins; heat removal; Overall Performance Coefficient

Indexed keywords

COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS; CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; FINS; HEAT REMOVAL; OVERALL PERFORMANCE COEFFICIENT;

AIR; BODIES OF REVOLUTION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; PILE FOUNDATIONS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79954551120     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003556     Document Type: Article

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