Heat transfer enhancement of an electric air heating furnace by inserting silicon carbide ceramic foam panels

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-133

  Wang, Yan ^a   Bai, Fengwu ^a   Jian, Yongfang ^a   Xu, Chao ^a   Wang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Electric air heating furnace; Heat transfer enhancement; Silicon carbide ceramic foam

Indexed keywords

AIR HEATING; AIR INLET; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; RADIANT ENERGY; RESISTANCE WIRE; SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC; SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC FOAM; SOLAR RECEIVER; SOLID SURFACE;

CERAMIC PLANTS; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING FURNACES; INLET FLOW; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CERAMIC FOAMS;

EID: 84856326202     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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