Two- and three-dimensional numerical models of flow and heat transfer over louvred fin arrays in compact heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 4063-4080

  Atkinson, K N ^a,b   Drakulic, R ^a,b   Heikal, M R ^a,b   Cowell, T A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Delphi Automotive Systems European Technical Centre   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOUVRED FIN ARRAYS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ENTHALPY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

FIN; FLUID FLOW; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0344428141     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00165-3     Document Type: Article

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