Large-eddy simulations of staggered parallel-plate fin heat exchangers: Effect of reynolds number on flow topology

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-376

  Pham, M V ^a   Plourde, F ^a   Doan, S K ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW FIELDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MACH NUMBER; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TOPOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

COHERENT STRUCTURES; FLOW TOPOLOGY; GLOBAL HEAT; PARALLEL PLATE FINS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 36049038199     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780701634201     Document Type: Article

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