Optimum porous insert configurations for enhanced heat transfer in channels

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-203

  Bhargavi, D ^a   Satyamurty, V V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Optimum configuration; Optimum porous fraction; Partially filled porous channels; Porous inserts

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; OPTIMUM POROUS FRACTION; POROUS CHANNEL; POROUS INSERTS;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; POROUS MATERIALS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 79955500189     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v14.i3.10     Document Type: Article

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