[HTML][HTML] A review of printed circuit heat exchangers for helium and supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles

L Chai, SA Tassou - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2020 - Elsevier
Printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) are a promising technology for helium and
supercritical CO 2 Brayton cycles due to their highly compact construction, very high heat …

Parametric study on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat sink with fan-shaped ribs on sidewalls–Part 1: Heat transfer

L Chai, GD Xia, HS Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
In this first part of a three-part study, a three-dimensional numerical model has been
conducted to study the heat transfer characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat …

Thermal-hydraulic performance of interrupted microchannel heat sinks with different rib geometries in transverse microchambers

L Chai, L Wang - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
The thermal-hydraulic performance of microchannel heat sinks with ribs in the interrupted
transverse microchambers is studied using a three-dimensional conjugated heat transfer …

Parametric study on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat sink with fan-shaped ribs on sidewalls–Part 3: performance evaluation

L Chai, GD Xia, HS Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to comprehensively assess the performance of microchannel heat sink with fan-
shaped ribs on sidewalls, this third part of a three-part study focuses on the relationship …

Heat transfer and thermodynamic analysis by introducing multiple alternation structures into double-layer microchannel heat sinks

H Shen, G Xie, CC Wang - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
The study examined the performance of a novel staggered flow alternation structure in the
Double-layer Microchannel Heat Sink (DMHS) based on authors' prior work and further …

Entropy generation and optimization of laminar convective heat transfer and fluid flow in a microchannel with staggered arrays of pin fin structure with tip clearance

Z Shi, T Dong - Energy conversion and management, 2015 - Elsevier
Entropy generation rate accounting for heat transfer and flow friction is presented for the flow
in microchannel with staggered pin fin arrays, clearance existing between the pin fin tip and …

First and second thermodynamic-law analyses of hydrogen-air counter-flow diffusion combustion in various combustion modes

S Chen, J Mi, H Liu, C Zheng - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, from the viewpoints of both the first and the second law of thermodynamics, we
conduct a comprehensive study on hydrogen-air counter-flow diffusion combustion in …

Heat transfer enhancement of partially serrated twisted finned tube bank

H Wei, T Cong, C Jiang, W Zhou… - Heat Transfer Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the large thermal resistance on the airside of the air-cooled heat exchangers, it is
necessary to improve heat transfer performance and reduce flow resistance by improving …

Forced convection in a channel with transverse fins

MH Yang, RH Yeh, JJ Hwang - … Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat …, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–To make the finned exchanger light and compact, the design of optimized fins has
become increasingly important nowadays. The purpose of this paper is to present a …

Impact of fluid-mover characteristics on heat exchanger performance: A new reality-based analysis approach

JM Gorman, EM Sparrow, WJ Minkowycz - International Journal of Heat …, 2015 - Elsevier
The performance of convective heat transfer devices is necessarily linked to the
characteristics of the participating fluid flow. The most common connection between the heat …