Heat transfer in multi-channels of closed cell aluminum foams

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1021-1028

  Ma, Wei Ping ^a   Tzeng, Sheng Chung ^b  

^a LAN YANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Closed cell aluminum foams; Multi channels

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; POROSITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CLOSED CELL ALUMINUM FOAMS; FLOW PASSAGE; MULTI-CHANNELS;

FOAMS;

EID: 33846314368     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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