Laminar flow in chevron-type plate heat exchangers: CFD analysis of tortuosity, shape factor and friction factor
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Carla S. Fernandes a,∗, Ricardo P. Dias b,1, João M. Nóbrega c,2, João M. Maia c,2 a Departamento de Matemática, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e de Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5301-857 Bragança, Portugal b Departamento de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e de Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5301-857 Bragança, Portugal c Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC), Departamento de Engenharia de Polı́meros, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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