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Abstract
This paper presents a generally applicable approach to laminar heat transfer problems in the entrance region of ducts. Consideration is given to the general situation in which ducts have arbitrary but constant cross sections. The finite-element method is used in the simultaneous step-by-step integration of the momentum and energy equations. Several illustrative examples demonstrate the versatility of the proposed technique and permit an evaluation of its accuracy.