Heat transfer efficiency of metal honeycombs

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2031-2040

  Lu, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COOLING; HEAT SINKS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

MICROCELL HONEYCOMBS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

COOLING; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032105413     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00306-8     Document Type: Article

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