Flow visualization and heat transfer characteristics for sphere-packed pipes

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 632-648

  Yuki, Kazuhisa ^a,d   Okumura, Masumi ^a,d   Hashizume, Hidetoshi ^a,d   Toda, Saburo ^a,d   Morley, Neil B ^b,e   Sagara, Akio ^c,f  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^e Technology Hall N272B

^f Fusion and Advanced Technology System Division

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; IODINE COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RIVERS; SODIUM IODIDE; THERMOCOUPLES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPLEX FLOW STRUCTURES; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH FLOW VELOCITY; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; SPHERE-PACKED PIPES; WALL TEMPERATURES; WALL-TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SPHERES;

EID: 56249109800     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.30141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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