A simplified solution technique for some fluid flow and heat transfer problems

✍ Scribed by Mohamed A. Antar

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 94 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0363-907X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(199811)22:14<1291::aid-er454>3.0.co;2-6

✦ Synopsis

A new simple solution technique is presented for fluid flow and heat convection problems that incorporate the similarity solution. Finite-difference methods and numerical integration are used to solve the describing equations using spreadsheets. Numerical solution by spreadsheets results in a solution of good accuracy and it requires much less effort than conventional programming languages. This paper also presents the current status of using spreadsheets in solving energy-related problems 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.