A novel analysis for calculating the smallest envelope shape of wet fins with a nonlinear mode of surface transport

Energy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 527-543

  Kundu, Balaram ^a,b   Lee, Kwan Soo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical; Energy efficient; Minimized profile shape; Variable coefficient; Wet fin

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ANALYTICAL; ENERGY EFFICIENT; PROFILE SHAPES; VARIABLE COEFFICIENTS; WET FIN;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MANUFACTURING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84864334109     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.049     Document Type: Article

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