Numerical study of the Maisotsenko cycle heat and mass exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-96

  Anisimov, Sergey ^a   Pandelidis, Demis ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cross flow recuperator; Finned channel; Indirect evaporative cooling; Maisotsenko cycle; Mathematical model; Regenerative evaporative cooler

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

CROSS FLOWS; EVAPORATIVE COOLERS; FINNED CHANNEL; INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING; MAISOTSENKO CYCLE;

EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 84898806702     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.03.050     Document Type: Article

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