Augmentation of heat transfer by twisted tape inserts during condensation of R-134a inside a horizontal tube

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 651-657

  Akhavan Behabadi, M A ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^b   Rajabi Najar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; VAPORS;

HORIZONTAL TUBES; TAPE INSERTS; TEST-CONDENSERS; TWISTED RATIOS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 43049127204     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-007-0297-9     Document Type: Article

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