Constructal design of non-uniform X-shaped conductive pathways for cooling

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-147

  Lorenzini, G ^a   Biserni, C ^b   Rocha, L A O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Constructal design; Enhanced heat transfer; Heat conduction; High thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTAL DESIGN; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FOUR-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM; HEAT-GENERATING MEDIUM; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS; INSULATED WALLS; ISOTHERMAL WALL;

DESIGN; HEAT CONDUCTION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84879420112     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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