Measurements and predictions of the heat transfer at the tube-fin junction for louvered fin heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat Exchangers

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-286

  Ebeling, Christopher P ^a   Thole, K A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchangers; Convective heat transfer; Louvered fins

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDY; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; LOUVERED FINS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 5444239113     PISSN: 15245608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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