Experimental investigation on fluid flow maldistribution in plate-fin heat exchangers

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Jiao, Anjun ^a   Li, Yanzhong ^a   Chen, Chunzheng ^a   Zhang, Rui ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT TRANSFER; SPACE HEATING; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VENTILATION; VISCOUS FLOW;

FLUID FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0345377435     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630304028     Document Type: Article

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