Constructal design of regenerators

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1509-1518

  Bejan, Adrian ^a   Lorente, Sylvie ^b   Kang, Deok Hong ^c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constructal law; Designed porous media; Heat exchanger; Heat storage; Regenerator

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTAL LAW; FLOWING FLUID; MAXIMUM HEAT TRANSFER; MINIMUM PRESSURE; PAPER DOCUMENTS; PARALLEL CHANNEL; REHEATING FURNACES;

ARCHITECTURE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS;

REGENERATORS;

EID: 84883560210     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2960     Document Type: Article

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