Convective heat transfer and absolute vorticity flux along main flow in a channel formed by flat tube bank fins with vortex generators mounted on both fin surfaces

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-139

  Song, Ke Wei ^a   Wang, Liang Bi ^a   Sun, Dong Liang ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer; Numerical analysis; Secondary flow; Tube bank fin heat exchanger; Vorticity flux

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SECONDARY FLOW; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTICITY;

ABSOLUTE VORTICITIES; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FIN SURFACES; FLAT TUBES; FLOW DIRECTIONS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TUBE BANK FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; VORTEX GENERATORS; VORTICITY FLUX;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 59349100393     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v16.i2.30     Document Type: Article

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