Investigation on pressure drop and heat transfer performances of plate-fin iron air preheater unit with experimental and Genetic Algorithm methods

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 725-732

  Zeng, M ^a   Du, L X ^a   Liao, D ^a   Chu, W X ^a   Wang, Q W ^a   Luo, Y ^b   Sun, Y ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic Algorithm; Heat transfer and friction factor; Plate fin iron air preheater; Separated correlation

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AIR SIDES; CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; KEY ELEMENTS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PLATE FINS; PLATE-FIN STRUCTURE; PRE-HEATER;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CORRELATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEAT TRANSFER; IRON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84855257556     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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