Performance investigation of plain and finned tube evaporatively cooled heat exchangers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-340

  Hasan, Ala ^a   Sirén, Kai ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evaporative; Heat exchanger; Plate fin; Wet

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FINNED TUBES;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0037289576     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(02)00194-1     Document Type: Article

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