Three-dimensional numerical study of flow and heat transfer enhancement using vortex generators in fin-and-tube heat exchangers

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Chu, P ^a   He, Y L ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fin and tube heat exchanger; Heat transfer enhancement; Longitudinal vortex generator

Indexed keywords

AIR-SIDE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES; FIELD SYNERGY PRINCIPLE; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FULL SCALE; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; IN-LINE; INTERSECTION ANGLES; LOCAL FLOW STRUCTURE; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VELOCITY VECTORS; VORTEX GENERATORS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW STRUCTURE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77955241080     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3139185     Document Type: Article

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