The combined effects of angle of attack and louver angle of a winglet pair on heat transfer enhancement

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-43

  Chung, Jae Dong ^a   Park, Byung Kyu ^b   Lee, Joon Sik ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angle of attack; Heat transfer enhancement; Louver angle; Rectangular winglet

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LOUVER ANGLE; RECTANGULAR WINGLET;

CONTACT ANGLE;

EID: 0037931969     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v10.i1.40     Document Type: Article

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