Numerical study of fin-spacing effects in annular-finned tube heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 1953-1964

  Mon, Mi Sandar ^a   Gross, Ulrich ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finned tube bundle; Forced convection; Heat transfer; Numerical; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FIN SPACING;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FIN; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRESSURE DROP; TUBE ARRAY; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 0942290317     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.09.034     Document Type: Article

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