Local effects of longitudinal heat conduction in plate heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3019-3025

  Ciofalo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjugate heat transfer; Longitudinal heat conduction; Plate heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; LONGITUDINAL HEAT CONDUCTION (LHC); PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 34247534473     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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