Numerical simulation and optimization of single-phase turbulent flow in chevron-type plate heat exchanger with sinusoidal corrugations

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-197

  Han, Weizhe ^a   Saleh, Khaled ^b   Aute, Vikrant ^b   Ding, Guoliang ^a   Hwang, Yunho ^b   Radermacher, Reinhard ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL SAVINGS; DESIGN METHOD; DESIGN SPACES; DESIGN VARIABLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FRICTION FACTORS; INLET VELOCITY; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; META MODEL; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZERS; PARETO SOLUTION; PARETO-OPTIMAL DESIGN; PER UNIT LENGTH; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHEAR-STRESS TRANSPORT; WORKING FLUID;

DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79959830721     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2011.558167     Document Type: Article

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