Optimum dimensions of the continuous plate fin for various tube arrays

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-167

  Chen, Han Taw ^a   Liou, Jyh Tyng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT LOSSES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SECTOR METHOD;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0031625718     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407789808913983     Document Type: Article

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