Macro-Scale Modeling of Compact Heat Transfer Devices with Offset Strip Fins KU Leuven
In highly compact heat transfer devices, micro- and mini-channels with an array of periodic fins are commonly used to enhance the heat transfer or to increase the compactness. Due to their small dimensions, the flow through these channels mostly remains in the laminar regime. Moreover, after a certain development length, the flow and heat transfer in these devices become periodically developed such that their patterns around each fin become ...