Numerical modeling of turbulence mixed convection heat transfer in air filled enclosures by finite volume method

International Journal of Multiphysics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 307-323

  Safaei, Mohammad Reza ^a   Goodarzi, Marjan ^a   Mohammadi, Mohammadali ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mixed Convection Heat Transfer; Nusselt Number; Reynolds Stress; Turbulence Models; Turbulent Kinetic Energy

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENCLOSURES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

AIR FLOW; GOVERNING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MIXED CONVECTION FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELING; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS STRESS; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION; WEIGHTING METHODS;

MIXED CONVECTION;

EID: 84857003901     PISSN: 17509548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1750-9548.5.4.307     Document Type: Article

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