Acoustic resonance in heat exchanger tube bundles—art I: Physical nature of the phenomenon

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 275-281

  Blevins, R D ^a   Bressler, M M ^b  

^a GOODRICH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBES - ACOUSTIC WAVE EFFECTS;

ACOUSTIC RESONANCE; ACOUSTIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0023401732     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3264863     Document Type: Article

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