Effects of vortex generator arrangements on heat transfer enhancement over a two-row fin-and-tube heat exchanger

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-329

  Akbari, M Mustafa ^a   Murata, Dr Akira ^a   Mochizuki, Dr Sadanari ^a   Saito, H ^a   Iwamoto, K ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delta winglet; Flow visualization; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer enhancement; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HEIGHT; DELTA-WINGLET; DELTA-WINGLET PAIRS; DYE-INJECTION; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; FLOW BEHAVIORS; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; LOCAL HEAT; MEAN FLOW VELOCITIES; NARROW RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; PRESSURE LOSS; SMOOTH SURFACE; VORTEX GENERATOR; VORTEX GENERATORS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER INJECTION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 70349871224     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v16.i4.10     Document Type: Article

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