Convective heat transfer optimization in a circular tube based on local exergy destruction minimization

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-57

  Wang, Junbo ^a   Liu, Zhichun ^a   Yuan, Fang ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Available potential; Convective heat transfer; Local exergy destruction rate; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; FUNCTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; SWIRLING FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AVAILABLE POTENTIAL; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION EQUATIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84933521629     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.06.031     Document Type: Article

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