Thermal performance and pressure drop of the helical-coil heat exchangers with and without helically crimped fins

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-330

  Naphon, Paisarn ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heat exchanger; Helically coiled tube; Pressure drop; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP;

HELICAL-COIL TUBE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW RATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 33847616172     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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