3D simulation of laminar flow and heat transfer in V-baffled square channel

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Promvonge, Pongjet ^a   Jedsadaratanachai, Withada ^a   Kwankaomeng, Sutapat ^a   Thianpong, Chinaruk ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Laminar flow; Periodic flow; Square channel; V shaped baffle

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; ATTACK ANGLE; COUNTER-ROTATING VORTICES; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW DIRECTION; HEIGHT RATIO; IN-LINE; ISOTHERMAL WALL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERIODIC CONDITIONS; PERIODIC FLOW; PERIODIC FLOW PATTERNS; PITCH RATIO; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; SMOOTH CHANNEL; SQUARE CHANNEL; TEST CHANNEL; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; V-SHAPED BAFFLE;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VORTEX FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84855353331     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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