Numerical investigation of fouling on cross-flow heat exchanger tubes with conjugated heat transfer approach

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1153-1158

  Kaptan, Y ^a,b   Buyruk, E ^a   Ecder, A ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ANSYS; Cross flow; Fouling; Tube bank

Indexed keywords

CORROSION PROTECTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOULING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMOANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANSYS; ANSYS SOFTWARE; BLOCKAGE RATIOS; CONJUGATED HEAT TRANSFER; CROSS FLOWS; CROSS-FLOW; DOUBLE LAYER; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES; HEAT TRANSFER CO-EFFICIENT; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; REYNOLDS; TUBE BANK;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 50849086067     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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