Heat transfer and friction characteristics of convex-louver fin-and-tube heat exchangers

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-78

  Wang, C C ^a   Chen, P Y ^b   Jang, J Y ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COLBURN FACTOR; CONVEX LOUVER HEAT EXCHANGERS; FANNING FRICTION FACTOR; FIN PITCH; ROW NUMBER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0029679343     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916159608946514     Document Type: Article

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