Experimental studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of Al2O3/water nanofluid in a circular pipe under laminar flow with wire coil inserts

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Chandrasekar, M ^a   Suresh, S ^a   Chandra Bose, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluid; Nusselt number; Pressure drop; Wire coil insert

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR PIPE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; DISTILLED WATER; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HORIZONTAL TUBES; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; PITCH RATIO; PLAIN TUBES; PRESSURE LOSS; STABLE SUSPENSIONS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; WIRE COIL INSERTS;

ALUMINUM; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; STAINLESS STEEL; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRIBOLOGY; WIRE;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 73749088707     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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