Effects of geometrical parameters on performance of plate-fin heat exchanger: Vortex-generator as core surface and nanofluid as working media

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 565-579

  Khoshvaght Aliabadi, M ^a   Hormozi, F ^a   Zamzamian, A ^b  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD method; Nanofluid; Plate fin heat exchanger; Single two phase models; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); MIXTURES; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

CFD METHOD; NANOFLUIDS; PHASE MODEL; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; VORTEX-GENERATOR;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84902660208     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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