PIV investigations of flow patterns in the entrance configuration of plate-fin heat exchanger

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-23

  Wen, Jian ^a   Li, Yanzhong ^a   Zhou, Aimin ^a   Ma, Yansong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Entrance configuration; Optimum design; Particle image velocimetry; Plate fin heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW PATTERNS; MACHINE DESIGN; VELOCIMETERS;

ENTRANCE CONFIGURATION; OPTIMUM DESIGN; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; TWO-FRAME CROSS-CORRELATION TECHNIQUE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 33646157466     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(06)60032-3     Document Type: Article

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