Numerical study of the fin efficiency and a modified fin efficiency formula for flat tube bank fin heat exchanger

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2010.12.040MaRDI QIDQ547652zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Kewei Song, Yanjun Liu, Ye Wang, Qiang Zhang, Liangbi Wang

Publication date 24 June 2011

Published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.12.040

zbMATH Keywords

heat exchangerfin efficiencyequivalent fin heightmodified fin efficiency formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Experimental work for problems pertaining to classical thermodynamics (80-05)

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• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3109233 (Why is no real title available?)
• A two-dimensional fin efficiency analysis of combined heat and mass transfer in elliptic fins
• Three-dimensional numerical study of wavy fin-and-tube heat exchangers and field synergy principle analysis

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• A comparison of two formulations of the fin efficiency for straight fins
• Numerical study of the relationship between heat transfer enhancement and absolute vorticity flux along main flow direction in a channel formed by a flat tube bank fin with vortex generators
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