A NEW DEFINITION OF BEJAN NUMBER

Abstract

A new definition of Bejan number will be generated by replacing the thermal iffusivity with the mass diffusivity.For example, the Schmidt number is the mass transfer analog of the Prandtl number. For the case of Reynolds analogy (Sc = Pr = = 1), both current and new definitions of Bejan number are the same. This new definition is useful and needed for diffusion of mass (mass diffusion).

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-08-03
  • Revision Date2012-08-04
  • Acceptance Date2012-08-08

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI12041251A

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