Experimental and numerical simulations of flow and heat transfer in heat exchanger elements using liquid crystal thermography

Journal of Thermal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-137

  Stasiek, Jan ^a   Ciofalo, Michele ^b   Wierzbowski, Maciej ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Liquid crystal thermography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID CRYSTALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL THERMOGRAPHY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 4043086925     PISSN: 10032169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-004-0021-8     Document Type: Article

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