Single phase pressure drop and two-phase distribution in an offset strip fin compact heat exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-105

  Ben Saad, Selma ^a,b   Clément, Patrice ^a   Fourmigué, Jean François ^a   Gentric, Caroline ^b   Leclerc, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Compact heat exchangers; Flow distribution; Offset strip fin; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; EXPERIMENTAL LOOP; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; GAS AND LIQUID FLOWS; INLET CONDITIONS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OFFSET STRIP; OPERATING CONDITION; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SINGLE PHASE; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; TEST SECTIONS; TWO-PHASE FLOW DISTRIBUTION; WORKING FLUID;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW RATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84866411383     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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