Effect of longitudinal vortex generator on heat transfer in rectangular channels

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-72

  Wu, J M ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Heat transfer enhancement; Longitudinal vortex; Numerical simulation; Punched holes

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; ATTACK ANGLE; BOTTOM SURFACES; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DELTA-WINGLET PAIRS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIN-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FRONTAL FACES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PUNCHED HOLES; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; TEST RANGE; TRANSVERSE FLOW; VORTEX GENERATORS;

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STREAM FLOW; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84855886439     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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