Experimental investigation of plastic finned-tube heat exchangers, with emphasis on material thermal conductivity

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 922-928

  Chen, Lin ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Guo, Zeng Yuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Finned tube heat exchanger; Plastic; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FINNED-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE; HEAT RECOVERY; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUID DESICCANT AIR-CONDITIONING; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP;

ALUMINA; DESALINATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; PLASTICS; PUMPING PLANTS; SEAWATER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY; TITANIUM; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WASTE HEAT; WATER FILTRATION;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 65649119402     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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