The characteristic temperature in the definition of heat transfer coefficient on the fin side surface in tube bank fin heat exchanger

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 848-866

  Wang, Liang Chen ^a   Su, Mei ^a   Hu, Wan Ling ^a   Lin, Zhi Min ^a   Wang, Liang Bi ^a   Wang, Ye ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; CHARACTERISTIC TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SURFACE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; TUBE BANK FIN HEAT EXCHANGER;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84861416237     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2011.616850     Document Type: Article

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