Uniform flows in rectangular lattice networks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 5301-5312

  Tondeur, Daniel ^a   Fan, Yilin ^b   Commenge, Jean Marc ^a   Luo, Lingai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Flow systems; Fluid distribution and collection manifold; Laminar flow; Lattice network; Uniform flow distribution

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION MANIFOLD; LATTICE NETWORK; UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS;

FUEL CELLS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LAMINAR FLOW;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 80051860328     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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