Thermodynamic analysis of optimal curvature ratio for fully developed laminar forced convection in a helical coiled tube with uniform heat flux

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 729-737

  Ko, T H ^a  

^a LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exergy; Helical coiled tube; Irreversibility; Minimal entropy generation principle; Thermodynamic second law

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; EXERGY; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HELICAL COILED TUBE; IRREVERSIBILITY; MINIMAL ENTROPY GENERATION PRINCIPLE; THERMODYNAMIC SECOND LAW;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 33646415907     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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