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The finite‐element solution of laminar combined convection from two horizontal cylinders in tandem arrangement
Author(s) -
Wong KingLeung,
Chen Cha'oKuang
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690320405
Subject(s) - laminar flow , cylinder , mechanics , finite element method , tandem , heat transfer , convection , flow (mathematics) , materials science , physics , mathematics , geometry , thermodynamics , composite material
A finite‐element method is used to solve the full Navier‐Stokes and energy equations for the problem of laminar combined convection from two horizontal cylinders in tandem arrangement. From comparisons with the previous theoretical and experimental results of a single‐cylinder situation, it is found that the behaviors flow and heat transfer in the upstream cylinder are close to those in a single‐cylinder, but this is not the case for the downstream cylinder.