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Experimental study and numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer performance on an offset plate-fin heat exchanger

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An experimental investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of an offset plate-fin heat exchanger for cooling of lubricant oil is conducted. The empirical correlations for j-factor and f-factor are obtained by evaluating the experimental data with a modified Wilson plot method. A numerical simulation is performed and the comparison between numerical results and experimental data are presented and discussed. The results show that the simulation results are consistent with experimental data.

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  1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430063, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Juan Du, Zuo-Qin Qian & Zhong-yuan Dai

  2. Business College, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Juan Du

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Du, J., Qian, ZQ. & Dai, Zy. Experimental study and numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer performance on an offset plate-fin heat exchanger. Heat Mass Transfer 52, 1791–1806 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-015-1695-z

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