Flow measurements and investigations in a staggered tube matrix of a heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-63

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

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; EXHAUST GASES; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

GAS NOZZLES; HEAT EXCHANGER MATRICES; KARMAN VORTICES; POWER SPECTRA ANALYSIS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 3042660118     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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