Studies on fanning friction (f) and colburn (j) factors of offset and wavy fins compact plate fin heat exchanger-a CFD approach

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 987-1005

  Ismail, L Sheik ^a   Velraj, R ^b  

^a AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT PLATES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; FLOW FRICTIONS; FLUENT SOFTWARE; GENERAL PURPOSE; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; TURBULENT REGIONS; WAVY FIN; WAVY PLATE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTIMATION; FORCED CONVECTION; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIBOLOGY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 77949594415     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780903507957     Document Type: Article

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