Experimental investigation of friction factor in the transition region for water flow in minitubes and microtubes

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 646-657

  Ghajar, Afshin J ^a   Tang, Clement C ^a   Cook, Wendell L ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION FACTORS; MICRO-TUBES; MINI TUBES; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; PRESSURE-SENSING DIAPHRAGM; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; TRANSITION REGIONS; TUBE DIAMETERS; WATER FLOWS;

FLOW OF WATER; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STAINLESS STEEL; TRANSDUCERS; TRIBOLOGY; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77649252268     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903466613     Document Type: Article

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