Experimental study on corrugated cross-flow air-cooled plate heat exchangers

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1265-1272

  Kim, Minsung ^a   Baik, Young Jin ^a   Park, Seong Ryong ^a   Ra, Ho Sang ^a   Lim, Hyug ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b LHE Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air cooled plate heat exchanger; Closed loop; Cooling tower; Cross flow; Double wave corrugation

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CHANNEL DESIGN; CLOSED-LOOP; COOLING AIR FLOW; CROSS FLOWS; DOUBLE-WAVE CORRUGATION; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTERNAL COOLING; LABORATORY SCALE; OPEN LOOPS; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; RELIABLE PERFORMANCE; WATER CIRCULATION; WAVEPLATES;

AIR; COOLING SYSTEMS; COOLING TOWERS;

COOLING;

EID: 77956180298     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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