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Optimal distribution of discrete heat sources on a wall with natural convection.

Author(s) : SILVA A. K. da, LORENTE S., BEJAN A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In this paper the authors considered the fundamental problem of how to arrange a number of discrete heat sources on a vertical wall with natural convection. In the first part of the paper the authors showed analytically that an optimal arrangement exists. The spacings between heat sources are not uniform, and depend on the Rayleigh number. The optimal distribution of heat sources leads to maximal global performance, the minimal global thermal resistance between the wall and the fluid.

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  • Original title: Optimal distribution of discrete heat sources on a wall with natural convection.
  • Record ID : 2004-1602
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 47 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2004/01

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