Flow maldistribution and thermal performance deterioration in a cross-flow air to air heat exchanger with plate-fin cores

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2009.03.049zbMATH Open1175.80014OpenAlexW2138999151MaRDI QIDQ840904FDOQ840904

Lizhi Zhang

Publication date: 14 September 2009

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.2009.03.049

zbMATH Keywords

heat transfercompact heat exchangerflow maldistributionplate-fin

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Experimental work for problems pertaining to classical thermodynamics (80-05)

Cites Work

• Dynamics of plate heat exchangers subject to flow variations
• The effects of inlet fluid flow nonuniformity on thermal performance and pressure drops in crossflow plate-fin compact heat exchangers
• Laminar flow and heat transfer in plate-fin triangular ducts in thermally developing entry region

Cited In (3)

• Thermal analysis of plate condensers in presence of flow maldistribution
• Constructal multi-tube configuration for natural and forced convection in cross-flow
• Analytical and empirical determination of thermal performance of louvered heat exchanger - effects of air flow statistics

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