Second law analysis of a multiport serpentine Micro-Channel slab Heat Exchanger

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-399

  Askar, Serena ^a   Fartaj, Amir ^a   Dasgupta, Engr Sarbadaman ^a   Quayium, Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

EGM; Energy; Entropy generation minimisation; Ethylene glycol; Exergy; Heat transfer; MCHX; Microchannel heat exchanger; Second law analysis

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; EXERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; SERPENTINE; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ENERGY; MCHX; MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGERS; MINIMISATION; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84862870804     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2012.047509     Document Type: Article

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