Effects of pass arrangement and optimization of design parameters on the thermal performance of a multi-pass heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 352-363

  Kim, Min Soo ^a   Lee, Kwan Soo ^a   Song, Simon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Multi pass heat exchanger; Number of passes; Optimization; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DESIGN PARAMETER; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; MULTI-PASS HEAT EXCHANGER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 37549067309     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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