3-D thermal-hydraulic analysis for louver fin heat exchangers with variable louver angle

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2006, Pages 1629-1639

  Hsieh, Ching Tsun ^a   Jang, Jiin Yuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 D; Heat transfer; Louver fin; Variable louver angle

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

3-D; COLBURN FACTOR RATIO; LOUVER FIN; VARIABLE LOUVER ANGLE;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 33646347115     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.11.019     Document Type: Article

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