The optimum fin spacing of circular tube bank fin heat exchanger with vortex generators

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1271-1285

  Hu, Wanling ^a   Su, Mei ^a   Wang, Liangbi ^a   Wang, Liangcheng ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Chang, Limin ^a   Liu, Song ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW VELOCITY; CIRCULAR TUBES; EVALUATION CRITERIA; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; OPTIMUM FIN SPACING; REAL APPLICATIONS; TUBE BANK FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; VORTEX GENERATORS;

FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 84881166245     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-013-1169-0     Document Type: Article

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