Single-phase flow in meso-channel compact heat exchangers for air conditioning applications

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-16

  Jokar, Amir ^a   Eckels, Steven J ^b   Hosni, Mohammad H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SIZES; CIRCULAR PIPE; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; LAMINAR FLOW REGIMES; MINI-CHANNELS; NON-CIRCULAR; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES; WILSON PLOT TECHNIQUES;

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MACROS; PRESSURE DROP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77649260741     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903263200     Document Type: Article

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