The thermal-hydraulic impact of delta-wing vortex generators on the performance of a plain-fin-and-tube heat exchanger

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 357-370

  ElSherbini, Abdelraham I ^a   Jacobi, Anthony M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DELTA-WING VORTEX GENERATORS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0036773443     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2002.10391295     Document Type: Article

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