Effect of helical corrugations on the low Reynolds number flow in a tube

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2008-2012

  Wang, C Y ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical corrugations; Tube; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMFERENTIAL WAVES; HELICAL CORRUGATIONS; TUBES;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

VISCOUS FLOW;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33744788913     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10817     Document Type: Article

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