Experimental investigations of Poiseuille number laminar flow of water and air in minichannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 25-26, 2008, Pages 5983-5990

  Dutkowski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a KOSZALIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Experiments; Friction factor; Laminar flow; Minichannels; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; DROPS; EXPERIMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TRIBOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MINICHANNELS; POISEUILLE NUMBERS; STAINLESS STEEL PIPES; TEST SECTIONS; WORKING FLUIDS;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 55549124843     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.04.070     Document Type: Article

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