Experimental and numerical investigation of the flow field through a heat exchanger for aero-engine applications

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 440-458

  Missirlis, D ^a   Yakinthos, K ^a   Palikaras, A ^a   Katheder, K ^b   Goulas, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aero engine applications; Experimental and numerical investigation; Flow field; Heat exchanger; Porous media; Turbulence modeling

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT EXCHANGERS; JET ENGINES; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AERO-ENGINE APPLICATIONS; CYLINDRICAL CROSS SECTION; FLOW FIELDS; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 16844381108     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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