Enhanced heat transfer in a triangular ribbed channel with longitudinal vortex generators

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1242-1249

  Promvonge, Pongjet ^a   Chompookham, Teerapat ^a   Kwankaomeng, Sutapat ^a   Thianpong, Chinaruk ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Enhanced heat transfer; Longitudinal vortex generator; Rib; Turbulent channel flow; Winglet

Indexed keywords

ATTACK ANGLE; CHANNEL WALL; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; DUCT ENTRANCE; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FLOWTHROUGH; FORCED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; FRICTION FACTORS; FRICTION LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; IN-LINE; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; OPERATING CONDITION; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; REVERSE FLOW; RIB TURBULATORS; RIBBED CHANNELS; SMOOTH WALL; STAGGERED ARRAYS; TEST CHANNEL; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOWS; VARIOUS ATTACKS; VORTEX GENERATORS;

ASPECT RATIO; FORCED CONVECTION; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INLET FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TRIBOLOGY; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 77649272713     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.12.035     Document Type: Article

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