Experimental study on heat transfer and pressure drop of recuperative heat exchangers using carbon foam

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Lin, Y R ^a   Du, J H ^a   Wu, W ^a   Chow, L C ^a   Notardonato, W ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenics; Heat transfer; Recuperators

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC PROPERTY; CARBON FOAM; COLD FLOWS; COUNTERFLOW; DIFFERENT SIZES; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW DIRECTION; FOAM BLOCKS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; RECUPERATIVE HEAT EXCHANGERS; THIN SHEET; WORK FOCUS;

CRYOGENICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; RECUPERATORS; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL SHEET;

FOAMS;

EID: 77955286005     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001625     Document Type: Article

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