Heat transfer characteristics of a circular tube bank fin heat exchanger with fins punched curve rectangular vortex generators in the wake regions of the tubes

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-238

  Gong, Bao ^a   Wang, Liang Bi ^a   Lin, Zhi Min ^a  

^a LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Curve rectangular vortex generator; Heat transfer enhancement; Numerical simulation; Tube bank fin heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ARC WELDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SECONDARY FLOW; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; TUBE BANK FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; VORTEX GENERATORS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84921504379     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.043     Document Type: Article

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