Experimental investigation of header configuration on two-phase flow distribution in plate-fin heat exchanger

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Wang, Simin ^a   Li, Yanzhong ^a   Wen, Jian ^a   Ma, Yansong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Perforated baffle; Plate fin heat exchanger; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GASPHASE; HEADER CONFIGURATION; LIQUID PHASE; NONUNIFORM; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PERFORATED BAFFLES; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW DISTRIBUTION;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 72449173434     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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