Numerical analysis of laminar pulsating flow at a backward facing step with an upper wall mounted adiabatic thin fin

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-107

  Selimefendigil, Fatih ^a   Öztop, Hakan F ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adiabatic fin; Backward facing step; Pulsating flow

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FIN; BACKWARD FACING STEP; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PULSATING FLOW; PULSATING FREQUENCIES; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

FACINGS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84884972888     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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