Condensation of downward-flowing HFC134a in a staggered bundle of horizontal finned tubes: effect of fin geometry

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 405-412

  Honda, H ^a   Kim, J ^b   Takata, N ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Finned surfaces; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; REFRIGERANTS; VAPORS;

FINNED TUBES; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; ZEOTROPIC;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CONDENSATION; FIN; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERANT;

EID: 0032871817     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825993     Document Type: Article

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