Performance and optimum design analysis of longitudinal and pin fins with simultaneous heat and mass transfer: Unified and comparative investigations

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 976-987

  Kundu, Balaram ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dehumidification; Fin efficiency; Fully wet surface; Longitudinal fin; Optimization; Partially wet surface; Pin fin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; FIN EFFICIENCY; FULLY WET SURFACE; LONGITUDINAL FINS; PARTIALLY WET SURFACE; PIN FINS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 33845508605     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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