Numerical investigation of air forced convection in channels with differently shaped transverse ribs

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 618-639

  Manca, Oronzio ^a   Nardini, Sergio ^a   Ricci, Daniele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convection; Flow; Fluid dynamics; Heat transfer; Separation; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIORS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; DUCT WALLS; FLOW; FRICTION FACTORS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER DATA; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; IN-CHANNELS; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; MAXIMUM VALUES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PITCH RATIO; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; STREAMFUNCTIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TRANSVERSE RIBS; TRAPEZOIDAL RIBS; TRIANGULAR RIB; TRIANGULAR SHAPES; TURBULATORS; TURBULENT REGIME; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; VELOCITY FIELD;

ASPECT RATIO; DUCTS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; TRIBOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WELDING ELECTRODES;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 79959607663     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615531111135855     Document Type: Article

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