Supercritical heat transfer of cryogenic-propellant methane in rectangular engine cooling channels

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-321

  Ruan, Bo ^a   Meng, Hua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYOGENICS; DETERIORATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENGINES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; METHANE; PROPELLANTS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; HEAT TRANSFER DETERIORATION; HEAT TRANSFER PREDICTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; PSEUDO-CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; SUPER-CRITICAL PRESSURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84862529757     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.T3670     Document Type: Article

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