Heat transfer augmentation along the tube wall of a louvered fin heat exchanger using practical delta winglets

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 2346-2360

  Lawson, Michael J ^a   Thole, Karen A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchanger; Louvered fins; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); VORTEX FLOW;

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; LOUVERED FINS; VORTEX GENERATOR;

HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 41649094571     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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