Second-Law Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Analyzing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Results

Yan Jin

SUMMARY

Second-law analysis (SLA) is an important concept in thermodynamics, which basically assesses energy by its value in terms of its convertibility from one form to another.[...]

KEYWORDS

second-law analysis - entropy - exergy - computational fluid dynamics (CFD) - gas turbine - turbulence model - natural convection - forced convection - heat transfer - condenser - nano-fluids - porous media - RANS - DDES

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PAGES

NUMBER

Volumen: 19 Número: 12 Parte: Decembe (2017)

COLLECTIONS

Communication
Research

JOURNALS RELATED

Entropy
Sustainability
Energies

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/e19120679

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