Hydrodynamics and thermal characteristics of corrugated channels: Computational approach

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 343-364

  Mehrabian, M A ^a   Poulter, R ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrugation angle; Microscopic characteristics; Periodic cell; Periodicity; Plate heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CORRUGATED MATERIALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMOANALYSIS;

CORRUGATED CHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CORRUGATION; HEAT EXCHANGER; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLATE;

EID: 0034103950     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(99)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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