R. M. Fand
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
M. Varahasamy
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 U.S.A.
L. M. Yamamoto
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
Empirical heat transfer correlation equations applicable to Darcy and Forchheimer flow are presented. The effect of viscous dissipation is taken into account by means of a new dimensionless number, called the Surface Area Ratio.