Fluid flow and heat transfer across an elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank for air humidification

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-37

  Huang, Si Min ^a   Yang, Minlin ^a   Yang, Yu ^b   Yang, Xiaoxi ^a  

^a DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air humidification; Cross flow; Elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank; Fluid flow; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR; FIBERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE MODELS; WALL FUNCTION;

AIR HUMIDIFICATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; CROSS FLOWS; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSPORTS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; PITCH-TO-DIAMETER RATIOS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84885621149     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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