CFD applications in various heat exchangers design: A review

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Aslam Bhutta, Muhammad Mahmood ^a   Hayat, Nasir ^a   Bashir, Muhammad Hassan ^a   Khan, Ahmer Rais ^a   Ahmad, Kanwar Naveed ^a   Khan, Sarfaraz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow Maldistribution; Heat Exchangers; Pressure Drop; Thermal Analysis

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMOANALYSIS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

CFD APPLICATIONS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; EFFECTIVE TOOL; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS DESIGNS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RNG K EPSILONS; VELOCITY-PRESSURE COUPLING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 80053581067     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.001     Document Type: Review

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