Experimental study of rectangular channel with modified rectangular longitudinal vortex generators

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 3023-3029

  Min, Chunhua ^a   Qi, Chengying ^a   Kong, Xiangfei ^a   Dong, Jiangfeng ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Longitudinal vortex generator; Modified wing; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CENTERLINES; CUTTING-OFF; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEATER PLATES; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATOR; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; MODIFIED WING; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; RECTANGULAR WINGS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77953293085     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.026     Document Type: Article

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