Characteristics of flow distribution in compact parallel flow heat exchangers, part I: Typical inlet header

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3226-3234

  Wang, Chi Chuan ^a   Yang, Kai Shing ^b   Tsai, Jhong Syuan ^c   Chen, Ing Youn ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Header; Parallel flow heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; CIRCULAR TUBES; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW RATIOS; HEADER; JET FLOW; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; SQUARE CROSS SECTION; TUBE DIAMETERS; TUBE SIZE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WITH INLETS;

COLD HEADING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INLET FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 80052037100     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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