Transition of free convection flow inside an inclined parallel walled channel: Effects of inclination angle and width of the channel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-202

  Alzwayi, Ali S ^a   Paul, Manosh C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel inclination; Critical distance; Free convection; Heat transfer; Laminar flow; Transition; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; CHANNEL INCLINATION; CRITICAL DISTANCE; FREE CONVECTION FLOWS; INCLINATION ANGLES; INCLINED PARALLEL-WALLED CHANNEL; TRANSITION; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TRANSITION PROCESS;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; LAMINAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; NATURAL CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION; HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 84885467611     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.09.015     Document Type: Article

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