Hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of a novel heat exchanger with delta-winglet vortex generators

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1551-1562

  Lei, Yong Gang ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tian, Li Ting ^a   Chu, Pan ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Field synergy principle; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

ATTACK ANGLE; BASIC MECHANISM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS; FIELD SYNERGY PRINCIPLE; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; OUTSIDE DIAMETER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VORTEX GENERATOR; VORTEX GENERATORS;

ASPECT RATIO; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 75849155538     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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