Heat transfer performance during condensation inside horizontal smooth, micro-fin and herringbone tubes

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 691-700

  Lambrechts, Adriaan ^a   Liebenberg, Leon ^b   Bergles, Arthur E ^c   Meyer, Josua P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Heat pumps; Heat transfer coefficient correlation; Herringbone tube; Micro fin tube

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT FLUX; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; TEMPERATURE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HERRINGBONE TUBE; MASS FLUXES; MICRO-FIN TUBE; SATURATION TEMPERATURE;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

CONDENSATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT FLUX; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; TEMPERATURE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33746664193     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2194038     Document Type: Article

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