Flow maldistribution and thermal performance deterioration in a cross-flow air to air heat exchanger with plate-fin cores

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 4500-4509

  Zhang, Li Zhi ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchanger; Flow maldistribution; Heat transfer; Plate fin

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; AIR-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; CFD CODES; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CROSS FLOWS; DETERIORATION FACTOR; FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; IMPINGING FLOW; INLET DUCTS; NON-UNIFORM FLOWS; OUTLET DUCT; PLATE FINS; PLATE-FIN; POROUS MEDIA; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

DETERIORATION; DUCTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 67650077514     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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