Experimental research on heat transfer coefficients for cryogenic cross-counter-flow coiled finned-tube heat exchangers

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 960-972

  Gupta, Prabhat Kumar ^a   Kush, P K ^a   Tiwari, Ashesh ^b  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coiled tube; Cryogenics; Experiment; Finned tube; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer coefficient; Helium

Indexed keywords

COILED TUBE; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINNED TUBE; METHOD OF CALCULATION; NEW CORRELATIONS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; REASONABLE ACCURACY; REFRIGERATION CYCLES; TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CEMENTS; CRYOGENICS; EXPERIMENTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HELIUM; REFRIGERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 67349222216     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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