Transitional natural convection flow and heat transfer in an open channel

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-104

  Sanvicente, E ^a   Giroux Julien, S ^a   Menezo C ^a   Bouia, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetrically heated open channel; Building integrated PV (BIPV); Experimental flow analysis; Natural convection; Uniform wall heat flux

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CHANNEL HEIGHT; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW ANALYSIS; HEATED WALL; KINEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEAN VELOCITIES; NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW; OPEN CHANNELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; REAR SIDE; TEST SECTIONS; UNIFORM WALL HEAT FLUX; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS; VERTICAL CHANNELS; WALL SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

HEAT FLUX; MIXED CONVECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 84867896745     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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