Friction pressure drop of R-12 in small hydraulic diameter extruded aluminum tubes with and without micro-fins

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 801-809

  Yang, C Y ^a   Webb, R L ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REFRIGERANTS; SURFACE TENSION; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

ALUMINUM TUBES; BLASIUS EQUATION; CHISHOLM CORRELATION; FRICTION PRESSURE DROP; LOCKHART-MARTINELLI TWO PHASE MULTIPLIER; MASS VELOCITY; MICRO FINS; SINGLE PHASE LIQUID FRICTION FACTORS; VAPOR QUALITY;

PRESSURE DROP;

FINS; HYDRAULICS; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0030088421     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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