Experimental analysis of pressure drop and laminar to turbulent transition for gas flows in smooth microtubes

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 670-679

  Morini, Gian Luca ^a   Lorenzini, Marco ^a   Colin, Stéphane ^b   Geoffroy, Sandrine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CORRELATION METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW;

FRICTION FACTOR; GAS COMPRESSIBILITY; TURBULENT TRANSITION;

FLOW OF GASES;

EID: 34250162106     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701326308     Document Type: Article

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