Numerical modeling of pin-fin micro heat exchangers

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 659-666

  Galvis, E ^a   Jubran, B A ^a   Xi, F ^a   Behdinan, K ^a   Fawaz, Z ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

CYLINDRICAL PIN FINS; PIN FIN ARRAY GEOMETRY; PLANAR FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 43049151127     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-007-0291-2     Document Type: Article

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