Studies on pumping power in terms of pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of compact plate-fin heat exchangers-A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 478-485

  Sheik Ismail, L ^a   Velraj, R ^b   Ranganayakulu, C ^a  

^a AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchangers; Fluid flow non uniformity; Offset fins; Turbulence; Wavy fins

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVES; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS; COMPACT PLATES; ENERGY SAVING; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW NON-UNIFORMITY; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; IN-BUILDINGS; MINIMUM PRESSURE; NONUNIFORMITY; OFFSET FINS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PUMPING POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; WAVY FIN; WAVY FINS; WAVY PLATE; WIND ENERGY;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; POWDERS; PRESSURE DROP; PUMPS; RESEARCH; SOLAR ENERGY; TURBULENCE; WIND POWER;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 70349616742     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.06.033     Document Type: Review

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