Analytic model for transient heat exchanger response

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3255-3264

  Yin, Juan ^a   Jensen, Michael K ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat exchangers; Integral solution; Transients

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MASS TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SINGLE-PHASE FLUID;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT EXCHANGER; INTEGRAL MODELING; TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

EID: 0038472494     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00118-2     Document Type: Article

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