Experimental study and genetic-algorithm-based correlation on pressure drop and heat transfer performances of a cross-corrugated primary surface heat exchanger

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Wang, Qiu Wang ^a   Zhang, Dong Jie ^a   Xie, Gong Nan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross corrugated primary surface; Genetic algorithm; Heat transfer and friction factor; Separated correlation; Wall temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR SIDES; CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; CROSS-CORRUGATED PRIMARY SURFACE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FLOW FRICTIONS; FLOW MODES; FRICTION FACTOR CORRELATION; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; KEY PARAMETERS; MEASURED DATA; PRIMARY SURFACE; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; TOTAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; WALL TEMPERATURES;

FRICTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77955238942     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3090716     Document Type: Article

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