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This lecture focus attention on the transport of heat and momentum in plateand-frame heat exchangers. In particular numerical procedures are considered and comparisions with experimental data are provided. A brief review of previous investigations is also given.
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Sundén, B. (1999). Flow and Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Plate-and-Frame Heat Exchangers. In: Kakaç, S., Bergles, A.E., Mayinger, F., Yüncü, H. (eds) Heat Transfer Enhancement of Heat Exchangers. Nato ASI Series, vol 355. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9159-1_11
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