Experimental studies on heat transfer enhancement of the inside and outside spirally triangle finned tube with small spiral angles for high-pressure preheaters

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-320

  Wang, Lijun ^a   Sun, Da Wen ^a   Liang, Ping ^b   Zhuang, Lixian ^b   Tan, Yingke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Heat transfer coefficient; Heat transfer enhancement; High pressure preheater; IOSTF tube

Indexed keywords

FIN; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH PRESSURE; PREHEATER;

EID: 0034099852     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(20000325)24:4<309::AID-ER586>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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