Entropy generation and thermo-economic analysis of constructal heat exchanger

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-60

  Manjunath, K ^a   Kaushik, S C ^b  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Constructal theory; Entropy generation minimization; Heat exchanger; Production and material irreversibility; Thermo economic analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTAL; CONSTRUCTAL THEORY; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION MINIMIZATION; ENTROPY GENERATION NUMBERS; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS; THERMO-ECONOMIC;

ENTROPY; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891009373     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.21062     Document Type: Article

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