Experimental research on flow maldistribution in plate-fin heat exchangers

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-13

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   Li, Yanzhong ^a   Xu, Qing ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Inlet configuration; Plate fin heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942519842     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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