Numerical simulations and experimental measurements of the flow in a multi-tube heat exchanger

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-326

  Hughes, J P ^a   Shaw, G H ^b   Tucker, G S ^b   James, P W ^a   Jones, T E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiments; Multi tube heat exchanger; Non Newtonian flow; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; LAMINAR FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW;

MULTI-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; NON-ISOTHERMAL FLOW; TURBULENT ISOTHERMAL FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FLUID FLOW; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 29244475077     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440805X33234     Document Type: Article

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