Local and average heat/mass transfer over flat tube bank fin mounted in-line vortex generators with small longitudinal spacing

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-87

  Wang, L B ^a   Zhang, Y H ^a   Su, Y X ^a   Gao, S D ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flat tube bank fin; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer enhancement; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; PUMPING PLANTS; SURFACES;

FLAT TUBE BAND; LONGITUDINAL SPACING; VORTEX GENERATORS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0037837820     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10655130214156     Document Type: Article

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