Influence of gravity on the performance index of microchannel heat exchangers-experimental investigations

Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 2094-2099

  Dang, Thanhtrung ^a   Teng, Jyh Tong ^b   Chu, Jiann Cherng ^b  

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

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gravity; Heat transfer rate; Micro heat exchanger; Performance index; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

COLD WATERS; FLUID FLOWING; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HORIZONTAL CHANNELS; HOT WATER; MICRO-HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; PERFORMANCE INDICES; VERTICAL CHANNELS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 80755148808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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