Single-phase heat transfer, friction, and fouling characteristics of three-dimensional cone roughness in tube flow

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2624-2631

  Webb, Ralph L ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced; Fouling; Heat transfer; Helical rib; Roughness; Single phase; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

FOULING; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AREA DENSITIES; CLEAN WATERS; ENHANCED; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; FOULING RESISTANCES; FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENTS; HELICAL-RIB; HIGHER EFFICIENCIES; INNER TUBES; PLAIN TUBES; ROUGHNESS; SINGLE PHASE; TRUNCATED CONES; TUBE FLOWS; WATER FLOWS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 63049096920     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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