Gyves, T. W.; Irvine, T. F. jun. Laminar conjugated forced convection heat transfer in curved rectangular channels. (English) Zbl 0963.76080 Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 43, No. 21, 3953-3964 (2000). Summary: This paper examines fully developed laminar flow and conjugated forced convection heat transfer in curved rectangular channels. The wall average Nusselt number, \(\overline{Nu}\), is presented as a function of the wall conduction parameter, \(\phi\), the Dean number, \(De\), and the channel aspect ratio, \(\lambda\). Secondary flow streamlines for the case of \(\lambda= 1/2\) are presented to illustrate the enhanced stability in curved rectangular channels in comparison with curved square channels. A curve illustrating the relationship between \(\phi_{\text{eff}}\), defined as the value of \(\phi\) at which a constant wall temperature boundary condition can be assumed, and \(De\) is presented for several values of \(\lambda\). We also give solutions for straight channels, and find that \(\phi_{\text{eff}}\) is independent of \(\lambda\) for \(\lambda\leq 1/4\). MSC: 76R05 Forced convection 76M12 Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics 80A20 Heat and mass transfer, heat flow (MSC2010) Keywords:conjugated forced convection heat transfer; curved rectangular channels; wall average Nusselt number; channel aspect ratio; stability PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{T. W. Gyves} and \textit{T. F. Irvine jun.}, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 43, No. 21, 3953--3964 (2000; Zbl 0963.76080) Full Text: DOI