3-D Numerical study on the correlation between variable inclined fin angles and thermal behavior in plate fin-tube heat exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1806-1816

  Şahin, Haci Mehmet ^a   Dal, Ali Riza ^b   Baysal, Eşref ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer enhancement; Numerical simulation; Plate fin tube exchangers; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PLATE FIN-TUBE EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 34247120253     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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