A generalized friction correlation for louver fin geometry

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2237-2243

  Chang, Yu Juei ^a   Hsu, Kuei Chang ^b   Lin, Yur Tsai ^b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LOUVER FIN GEOMETRY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0033907191     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00289-6     Document Type: Article

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