Numerical prediction of turbulent flow and heat transfer in helically coiled pipes

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 653-663

  Di Piazza, Ivan ^a   Ciofalo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curved pipes; Heat transfer; Helically coiled pipes; Pressure drop; Turbulence models; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CURVED PIPES; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; GRID REFINEMENT; GRID-INDEPENDENT; HEAT TRANSFER DATA; HELICALLY COILED PIPES; LITERATURE DATA; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; POWER-LAW CORRELATIONS; VALIDATION STUDY; WALL FUNCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; PIPE; PRESSURE DROP; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 74849083991     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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