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International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJMSE-120, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2016/120
Research Article
Effect of the Magnetic Field on the Flow of a Liquid Metal and Heat Transfer in a Curved Cylindrical Annular Duct with Uniform Wall Temperatures

Panteleimon A. Bakalis* and Pavlos M. Hatzikonstantinou

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26504, Greece
Dr. Panteleimon A. Bakalis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26504, Greece; E-mail: pbakalis@teemail.gr
04 July 2016; 26 December 2016; 28 December 2016
Bakalis PA, Hatzikonstantinou PM (2016) Effect of the Magnetic Field on the Flow of a Liquid Metal and Heat Transfer in a Curved Cylindrical Annular Duct with Uniform Wall Temperatures. Int J Mech Syst Eng 2: 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2016/120

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