Numerical calculation of the effect of deposit formation on heat-exchanger efficiency

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 4073-4084

  Bouris, D ^a   Bergeles, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE;

ORTHOGONAL CURVILINEAR GRID; SOLID FLUID INTERFACE;

BOILER DEPOSITS;

DEPOSITS; EFFICIENCY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PIPES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 0031258148     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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