Thermal characteristics in a heat exchanger tube fitted with dual twisted tape elements in tandem

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Eiamsa ard, Smith ^a   Thianpong, Chinaruk ^b   Eiamsa ard, Petpices ^b   Promvonge, Pongjet ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dual twisted tapes; Friction factor; Heat transfer; Single twisted tape; Swirl flow

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; PLAIN TUBES; PRESSURE LOSS; ROUND TUBES; SPACE RATIO; SWIRL FLOW; SWIRL GENERATORS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; TUBE DIAMETERS; TWISTED TAPE INSERT; TWISTED TAPES; UNIFORM WALL HEAT FLUX;

FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 70749144827     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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