Effects of density and thermal conductivity variations on entropy generation in gas micro-flows

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 472-485

  Prabhu, Sharad V ^a   Mahulikar, Shripad P ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANDI   (India)

Author keywords

Compressible flow; Density variation; Entropy generation; Second law; Thermal conductivity; Viscous dissipation

Indexed keywords

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CONDUCTIVITY VARIATION; DENSITY VARIATIONS; ENTROPY GENERATION; GAS MICRO-FLOWS; SECOND LAW; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

EID: 84907529300     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.062     Document Type: Article

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