Experimental study of turbulent single-phase flow and heat transfer inside a micro-finned tube

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-241

  Siddique, Mansoor ^a   Alhazmy, Majed ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Correlation; Experiment; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Micro finned tube; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENT FLOW;

ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MICROFINNED TUBES;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 39549110589     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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