The effect of longitudinal heat conduction in cross flow indirect evaporative air coolers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1841-1848

  Hettiarachchi, H D Madhawa ^a   Golubovic, Mihajlo ^a   Worek, W M ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross flow; Evaporative cooler; Longitudinal conduction; Plate heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIQUID FILMS; MASS TRANSFER;

COUPLED CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; EVAPORATIVE COOLER; LONGITUDINAL CONDUCTION;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247110490     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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