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Heat Transfer Enhancement in Plate and Fin Extended Surfaces

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This chapter has been dedicated to understand the basic concepts of vortex generators for heat transfer enhancement in plate-fin heat exchangers. The performance of transverse, longitudinal, and wing-type vortex generators has been discussed.

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    Sujoy Kumar Saha, Hrishiraj Ranjan, Madhu Sruthi Emani & Anand Kumar Bharti

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Saha, S.K., Ranjan, H., Emani, M.S., Bharti, A.K. (2020). Vortex Generators. In: Heat Transfer Enhancement in Plate and Fin Extended Surfaces. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20736-6_4

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