Second law analysis of a crossflow heat exchanger equipped with constructal distributor/collector

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 778-792

  Fan, Yilin ^a   Luo, Lingai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Constructal; Entropy; Exergy; Heat transfer intensification; Pressure drop; Second law analysis

Indexed keywords

COLD WORKING; ENTROPY; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT WORKING; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONSTRUCTAL; CROSS-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGERS; ENTROPY GENERATION; HEAT TRANSFER INTENSIFICATIONS; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WORKING FLUID;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 70349446130     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2009.028573     Document Type: Article

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