Numerical investigation on self-coupling heat transfer in a counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger filled with metallic foams

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 43-54

  Xu, H J ^a   Qu, Z G ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter flow; Double pipe heat exchanger; Metallic foam; Self coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894531796     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.01.053     Document Type: Article

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