Air-side thermal hydraulic performance of an integrated fin and micro-channel heat exchanger

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 983-989

  Li, Jiong ^a   Wang, Shuangfeng ^a   Zhang, Weijun ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Dongguan Gaobao Aluminium Mfy Co Ltd 523275   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation; Geometry; Integrated fin and micro channel heat exchanger; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

COLBURN FACTORS; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; F FACTOR; FANNING FRICTION FACTOR; FIN HEIGHT; FIN PITCH; FIN THICKNESS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW DEPTH; GENERAL CORRELATIONS; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; RMS ERRORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; WAVY FIN;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 78649325755     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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