Numerical Analysis of Water Forced Convection in Channels with Differently Shaped Transverse Ribs

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Sketch of the model: (a) geometrical model, (b) characteristic rib parameters, and (c) shapes of the considered ribs—(1) square-rib, (2) rectangular rib with 𝑤/𝑒=0.5, (3) rectangular rib with 𝑤/𝑒=2.0, (4) triangular rib with 𝑤/𝑒=1.0, (5) triangular rib with 𝑤/𝑒=2.0, (6) rectangular trapezoidal rib with 𝑤/𝑒=2.0, and (7) isosceles trapezoidal rib with 𝑤/𝑒=2.0.

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