Analysis of entropy generation during natural convection in porous right-angled triangular cavities with various thermal boundary conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 17-18, 2012, Pages 4521-4535

  Basak, Tanmay ^a   Gunda, Praveen ^a   Anandalakshmi, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bejan number; Entropy generation; Isothermal heating; Linear heating; Natural convection; Porous media; Triangular cavities

Indexed keywords

BEJAN NUMBER; ENTROPY GENERATION; ISOTHERMAL HEATING; LINEAR HEATING; TRIANGULAR CAVITIES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ENCLOSURES; FRICTION; HEATING; ISOTHERMS; MIXING; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ENTROPY;

EID: 84862147068     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.03.061     Document Type: Article

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