Towards maximal heat transfer rate densities for small-scale high effectiveness parallel-plate heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 605-614

  Rogiers, Frederik ^a   Baelmans, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bejan number; Counter flow; Design optimization; Intersection of asymptotes; Longitudinal heat conduction; Micro

Indexed keywords

AXIAL HEAT CONDUCTION; BEJAN NUMBER; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CORRECTION FUNCTION; COUNTER-FLOW; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; HEAT TRANSFER RATE DENSITY; LONGITUDINAL HEAT CONDUCTION; PARALLEL PLATES; POWER DENSITIES; THERMAL POWER DENSITY; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 70649099206     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.10.036     Document Type: Article

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