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The computation of flow and heat transfer through square-ended U-bends, using low-Reynolds-number models

This study is concerned with the computation of turbulent flow and heat transfer in U-bends of strong curvature. Following the earlier studies within the authors' group on flows through round-ended U-bends, here attention is turned to flows through square-ended U-bends. Flows at two Reynolds nu...

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Published in:International journal of numerical methods for heat & fluid flow 2004-04, Vol.14 (3), p.305-324
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