The influence of wind on the performance of forced draught air-cooled heat exchangers

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 259-277

  Duvenhage, K ^a   Kroger D G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air flow about heat exchangers; Air cooled heat exchanger; Fan performance; Recirculation; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

FANS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS (ACHE);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; RECIRCULATION; WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 0030232714     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(96)00082-7     Document Type: Article

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