Novel geometries for hydronic-air heat exchangers in residential space-conditioning applications

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication) AES

Volumn 36, Issue , 1996, Pages 381-394

  Garimella, Srinivas ^a   Coleman, John W ^a   Wicht, Andreas ^b  

^a Western Michigan University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FRICTION; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE DROP; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

FLAT TUBE MULTILOUVER FIN HEAT EXCHANGERS; MULTILOUVER FINS; RESIDENTIAL SPACE CONDITIONING;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0030380340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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