Optimum interior area thermal resistance model to analyze the heat transfer characteristics of an insulated pipe with arbitrary shape

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2915-2939

  Chou, Huann Ming ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arbitrary shape; Insulation; Interior area thermal resistance ; Optimum; Polygonal pipe

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPE; THERMAL INSULATION;

INSULATED PIPES;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038818056     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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