Numerical simulation of forced convection over a periodic series of rectangular cavities at low Prandtl number

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1014-1023

  Stalio, E ^a   Angeli, D ^a   Barozzi, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cavity; Laminar forced convection; Liquid metal; Low Prandtl; Periodic channel

Indexed keywords

CAVITY; CAVITY GEOMETRY; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CURVILINEAR GRIDS; FINITE-VOLUME; FLAT CHANNELS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; LAMINAR CONDITION; LAMINAR FORCED CONVECTIONS; LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTICS; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; LOW PRANDTL; LOW PRANDTL NUMBER; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PERIODIC CHANNEL; RECTANGULAR CAVITY; SHALLOW CAVITIES; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; WALL FRICTION; WALL TEMPERATURES;

BISMUTH; FLOW SEPARATION; FORCED CONVECTION; INVESTMENTS; LIQUID METALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM; SPECIFIC HEAT;

PRANDTL NUMBER;

EID: 80052463882     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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