Investigation of wavy fin-and-tube heat exchangers: A contribution to databank

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-89

  Wang, Chi Chuan ^a   Chang, Yu Juei ^a   Lee, Chi Juan ^b  

^a Institute of Technical Research Industries   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EDGE CORRUGATION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0032731775     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089161599269825     Document Type: Article

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