Distribution of air-water mixtures in parallel vertical channels as an effect of the header geometry

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 895-902

  Marchitto, Annalisa ^a   Fossa, Marco ^a   Guglielmini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air water mixture; Flow distribution; Flute fitting; Parallel channels; Plate heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER MIXTURE; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLUTE FITTING; PARALLEL CHANNELS; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

AIR; COLD HEADING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 65649097742     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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