Characteristics of the absolute vorticity flux along the main flow direction on the cross section of the channel formed by oval tube bank fins

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 666-690

  Lin, Zhi Min ^a   Wang, Liang Bi ^a   Fan, Ju Fang ^a   Gao, Quan Fu ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ABSOLUTE VORTICITY FLUX; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CROSS SECTION; FIN SPACING; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW PASSAGE; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HORSESHOE VORTICES; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OVAL TUBE; REAL APPLICATIONS; WAKE REGION;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SECONDARY FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTICITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77953195611     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780903423973     Document Type: Article

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