Experimental investigation on flooding in a fluted tube with and without a twisted insert

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-129

  Kang, Yong Tae ^a   Stout, Roger ^a   Christensen, Richard N ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air water and ethyl alcohol; Enhancement factor; Flooding velocity; Helically fluted tube; Inclination angle; Twisted insert

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

FLOODING VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HELICALLY FLUTED TUBE; INCLINATION ANGLE; TWISTED INSERTS;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0030706582     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v4.i2.50     Document Type: Article

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