The effects of configurations on the performance of microchannel counter-flow heat exchangers-An experimental study

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 3946-3955

  Dang, Thanhtrung ^a   Teng, Jyh Tong ^b  

^a HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION   (Viet Nam)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Heat flux; Heat transfer rate; Micro heat exchanger; Performance index; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

COLD SIDE; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; EFFECTIVENESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID FLOW CONDITIONS; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; INLET TEMPERATURE; MASS FLOW RATE; MICRO-HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; PERFORMANCE INDICES; SHALLOW CHANNELS; SUBSTRATE THICKNESS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INLET FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SPECIFIC HEAT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 80052934606     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.07.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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