Friction factor in micropipe gas flow under laminar, transition and turbulent flow regime

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 814-822

  Celata, G P ^a   Lorenzini, M ^b   Morini, G L ^b   Zummo, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Gas flow; Laminar flow; Microscale; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

BLASIUS; COLEBROOK EQUATION; CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; DATA OVERLAPPING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW REGIMES; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; GAS FLOW; GAS FLOWS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; MICRO-TUBES; MICROPIPES; MICROSCALE; NITROGEN GAS; SHARP TRANSITION; SMOOTH TRANSITIONS; TURBULENT REGIME; TURBULENT TRANSITION;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; FUSED SILICA; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

PIPE;

EID: 70249134965     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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