Optimization of the design of recuperative heat exchangers in the exhaust nozzle of an aero engine

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2524-2541

  Yakinthos, Kyros ^a   Missirlis, Dimitris ^a   Palikaras, Achilles ^a   Storm, Paul ^b   Simon, Burkhard ^b   Goulas, Apostolos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Exhaust nozzle; Heat exchanger; Porous medium; Recuperative aero engine

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP; RECUPERATORS;

EXHAUST NOZZLE; RECUPERATIVE AERO ENGINE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); HEAT EXCHANGERS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP; RECUPERATORS;

EID: 34250014762     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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