Numerical study of turbulent forced convection jet flow in a converging sinusoidal channel

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 176-185

  Rahimi Esbo, M ^a   Ranjbar, A A ^a   Ramiar, A ^a   Arya, A ^a   Rahgoshay, M ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Nusselt number; Recirculation region; Turbulent flow; Wavy wall

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES; JET FLOW; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RECIRCULATION REGIONS; SINUSOIDAL CHANNELS; TURBULENCE FLOW; TURBULENT FORCED CONVECTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; WAVY WALL; WIDTH RATIO;

NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84862768791     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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