Entropy generation in counter flow gas to gas heat exchangers

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Mohamed, Hany Ahmed ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Balance heat exchanger; Entropy generation number; Imbalance heat exchanger; Irreversibility

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

BALANCE HEAT EXCHANGER; ENTROPY GENERATION NUMBER; IMBALANCE HEAT EXCHANGER; THERMODYNAMIC IRREVERSIBILITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ENTROPY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33645754769     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2130407     Document Type: Article

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