Effect of variable permeability porous medium inter-connectors on the thermo-hydraulics of heat exchanger modelled as porous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 4052-4062

  Narasimhan, Arunn ^a   Raju, K Sumithra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchangers; Heat transfer enhancement; Metal foams; Porous medium; Tube banks; Variable permeability

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; TUBE BANKS; VARIABLE PERMEABILITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 34248328215     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.058     Document Type: Article

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