Flow pattern assessment in tubes with wire coil inserts in laminar and transition regimes

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 516-525

  Garcia A ^a   Solano, J P ^a   Vicente, P G ^b   Viedma, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heat exchangers; Heat transfer enhancement; Turbulence promoters; Wire coil inserts

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE; VISUALIZATION;

BUBBLE VISUALIZATION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; WIRE COIL INSERTS;

PIPE FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 34247476908     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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