Efficiency of Fins Used in a Finned Oval Tube Heat Exchanger

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-334

  Min, Jingchun ^a   Tao, Tao ^a   Peng, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation; Fin efficiency; Heat exchanger; Oval tube; Sector method

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; BESSEL FUNCTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CORRELATION; FIN EFFICIENCY; OVAL TUBES; SECTOR METHODS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0344897656     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v10.i3.70     Document Type: Article

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