Numerical study of flow patterns of compact plate-fin heat exchangers and generation of design data for offset and wavy fins

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 3972-3983

  Sheik Ismail, L ^a   Ranganayakulu, C ^a   Shah, Ramesh K ^b  

^a AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Flow maldistribution; Heat exchanger design data; Numerical analysis; Offset strip fins; Wavy fins

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BAFFLE PLATE; CFD ANALYSIS; COLBURN FACTORS; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; COMPACT PLATES; DESIGN DATA; FANNING FRICTION FACTOR; FIN GEOMETRY; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; FLUENT SOFTWARE; HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN DATA; HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OFFSET STRIP; OFFSET STRIP FINS; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; WAVY FIN; WAVY FINS;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DESIGN; FLOW PATTERNS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POWDERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 67249126558     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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