Dimensional analysis for the heat transfer characteristics in the corrugated channels of plate heat exchangers

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-312

  Lin, J H ^a   Huang, C Y ^a   Su, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buckingham Pi theorem; Corrugated channel; Dimensionless correlation; Forced convection; Nusselt number

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER;

BUCKINGHAM PI THEOREM; CORRUGATED CHANNEL; DIMENSIONLESS CORRELATION;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER;

EID: 33847668421     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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