A study of the heat transfer characteristics of a compact spiral coil heat exchanger under wet-surface conditions

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-521

  Naphon, Paisarn ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Enthalpy effectiveness; Heat transfer characteristic; Humidity effectiveness; Spiral coil heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COPPER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER;

COPPER TUBES; DEHUMIDIFICATION; SPIRAL COILS; STEEL SHELLS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ENTHALPY; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY;

EID: 11044236996     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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