Approximate analytic solution for performances of wet fins with a polynomial relationship between humidity ratio and temperature

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2108-2118

  Kundu, B ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Fin; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Performance; Psychrometry

Indexed keywords

ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; ANALYTIC SOLUTION; ANALYTICAL MODEL; CUBIC POLYNOMIALS; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; FIN; HUMID AIR; HUMIDITY RATIO; LINEAR MODEL; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PSYCHROMETRY; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WET FINS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; MOISTURE; RADIOMETERS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 69849103226     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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