Thermal analysis of natural convection and radiation in porous fins

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 638-645

  Gorla, Rama Subba Reddy ^a   Bakier, A Y ^b  

^a Cleveland State University   (United States)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Porous fins; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE LENGTH; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; POROUS FINS; POROUS MEDIA; RADIATION AND CONVECTION; RADIATION PARAMETERS; RADIATION TRANSFER; SIMILAR MODELS; SOLID-FLUID INTERACTIONS; TEMPERATURE RATIO; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 79954629615     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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