Optimization of fin performance in a laminar channel flow through dimpled surfaces

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Silva, Carlos ^a   Park, Doseo ^a   Marotta, Egidio ^a   Fletcher, Leroy ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Dimple geometry; Dimples; Forced convection; Heat transfer enhancement; Laminar flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; DIMPLED SURFACES; DIMPLES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIN SURFACE; FORCED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT LOADS; LAMINAR CHANNEL FLOW; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; PRESSURE LOSS; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 77955246547     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2994712     Document Type: Article

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