Role of entropy generation during convective thermal processing in right-angled triangular enclosures with various wall heatings

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1779-1799

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

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Convective heat transfer; Entropy generation; Thermal processing; Triangular enclosures

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WALL; CFD METHOD; CFD MODELS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION RATE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HIGH VELOCITY GRADIENTS; IN-PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION PRINCIPLE; PROCESSING APPLICATIONS; SIDE WALLS; TRIANGULAR CAVITIES; TRIANGULAR ENCLOSURE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENCLOSURES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ENTROPY;

EID: 84868349823     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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