Effect of tube arrangement and condensate flow rate on the pressure loss for cross flow of steam in small tube bundle

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 703-709

  Hassan, A A M ^a  

^a Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Condensation; Condenser; Inundation; Pressure drop; Steam; Tube arrangement

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL WATER; CONDENSATE FLOW RATES; CROSS FLOWS; INUNDATION; LONGITUDINAL PITCH; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PRESSURE DROP COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE LOSS; SPACE BETWEEN; STEAM FLOWS; STEAM TUBES; TUBE BANKS; TUBE BUNDLE; VARIABLE PITCH;

CONDENSATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEAM; STEAM CONDENSATE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDENSER TUBES;

EID: 75149127985     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.026     Document Type: Article

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