Heat transfer and pressure performance of a plain fin with radiantly arranged winglets around each tube in fin-and-tube heat transfer surface

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 734-744

  Li, M J ^a   Zhou, W J ^a   Zhang, J F ^a   Fan, J F ^a   He, Y L ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University)   (China)

Author keywords

Field synergy principle; Fin and tube heat exchanger; Longitudinal vortex generator; Numerical study; Performance evaluation plot; Waste heat recovery; Wavy fin

Indexed keywords

FIELD SYNERGY PRINCIPLE; FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; NUMERICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLOT; WAVY FIN;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84890474042     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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