Thermal design and model analysis of the Swiss-roll recuperator for an innovative micro gas turbine

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1493-1499

  Shih, Hsin Yi ^a   Huang, Yen Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat exchanger design; Microturbine; Recuperator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; RECUPERATORS; TURBOMACHINERY;

CHANNEL WIDTHS; ENERGY SAVINGS; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; EXHAUST HEATS; FLAT PLATES; HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN; HIGHER EFFICIENCIES; LOW PRESSURES; MICRO GAS TURBINES; MICROTURBINE; MODEL ANALYSIS; MODEL SIMULATIONS; NUMBER OF TRANSFER UNITS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER SYSTEMS; PRELIMINARY DESIGNS; PRESSURE LOSS; PRIMARY SURFACES; RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTIONS; SPIRAL-PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; THEORETICAL APPROACHES; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL DESIGNS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 61749096691     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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