Heat and mass transfer characteristics for finned tube heat exchangers with humidification

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-371

  Pirompugd, Worachest ^a,d   Wang, Chi Chuan ^b   Wongwises, Somchai ^c,e  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^d Faculty of Engineering

^e Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DEHUMIDIFYING CONDITIONS; FIN SPACING;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 34248391036     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.24170     Document Type: Article

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