Analytical solution of conjugate heat transfer and optimum configurations of flat-plate heat exchangers with circular flow channels

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 596-607

  Soliman, H M ^a   Rahman, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER;

CIRCULAR EMBEDDED CHANNELS; CIRCULAR FLOW CHANNELS; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 33645305119     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-005-0031-4     Document Type: Article

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