A model for condensate retention on plain-fin heat exchangers

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 427-433

  ElSherbini, A I ^a   Jacobi, A M ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Heat exchangers; Retention

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CONTACT ANGLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DEHUMIDIFYING CONDITIONS; GRAVITATIONAL TENSION FORCE; LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION; RETAINED DROP;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

CONDENSATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

EID: 33744732785     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2175091     Document Type: Article

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