Augmentation of forced convection condensation heat transfer inside a horizontal tube using spiral spring inserts

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 373-384

  Akhavan Behabadi, M A ^a   Salimpoor, M R ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^b   Agrawal, K N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Condenser; Heat transfer; R 134a; Spiral spring insert; Turbulence promoter

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CORRELATION THEORY; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; REFRIGERANTS; TURBULENCE;

AUGMENTATION; CONDENSERS; SPIRAL SPRING INSERT; TURBULENCE PROMOTER;

FORCED CONVECTION;

EID: 33745782597     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v12.i4.60     Document Type: Article

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