Hybrid numerical simulation of large-scale gas-fired tubular heat exchangers

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-130

  Ji, Junjie ^a   Shi, Yuling ^a   Zhang, Chunlu ^b  

^a Carrier China R and D Ltd   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SIDES; AIR TEMPERATURE; AXISYMMETRIC; CFD MODELS; COMBUSTION MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; GAS-FIRED; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HYBRID COMPUTATIONAL; MEASURED RESULTS; TUBE BUNDLE; TUBE WALL TEMPERATURE; TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGERS; USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; POROUS MATERIALS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79958128554     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2011.543257     Document Type: Article

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