Heat transfer correlations for turbulent mixed convection in the entrance region of a uniformly heated horizontal tube

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1103-1107

  Grassi, Walter ^a   Testi, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Developing flow; Entrance region; Heat transfer correlations; Mixed convection

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; DUCTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

DEVELOPING FLOW; PERFLUOROHEXANE; THERMOFLUID-DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR;

MIXED CONVECTION;

BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; DUCTS; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 35648963814     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2345436     Document Type: Article

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