Experimental investigation on turbulent convection in solar air heater channel fitted with delta winglet vortex generator

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Skullong, Sompol ^a   Promvonge, Pongjet ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

delta winglet; flat channel; friction factor; heat transfer intensification; Reynolds number; solar air heater

Indexed keywords

DELTA-WINGLET; FLAT CHANNELS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER INTENSIFICATIONS; SOLAR AIR HEATER;

HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84892411592     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(14)60030-6     Document Type: Article

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