Finite circular fin method for heat and mass transfer characteristics for plain fin-and-tube heat exchangers under fully and partially wet surface conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 552-565

  Pirompugd, Worachest ^a,b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^c   Wongwises, Somchai ^b  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dehumidifying conditions; Fin and tube heat exchangers; Finite circular fin method; Mass transfer performance; Sensible heat transfer performance

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER;

DEHUMIDIFYING CONDITIONS; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FINITE CIRCULAR FIN METHOD; MASS TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; SENSIBLE HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 33845381225     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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