Analysis of thermally optimized fin array in boiling liquids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1035-1044

  Yeh, Rong Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THERMALLY OPTIMIZED FIN ARRAY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

BOILING; FINS; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

EID: 0031106475     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(96)00173-1     Document Type: Article

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