The influence of secondary refrigerant air chiller U-bends on fluid temperature profile and downstream heat transfer for laminar flow conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 724-735

  Clarke, Richard ^a   Finn, Donal P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer enhancement; Laminar; Secondary refrigeration; Temperature profile; U bend

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; SECONDARY REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; U-BEND;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING SYSTEMS; LAMINAR FLOW; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 37649013619     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.04.047     Document Type: Article

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