Thermal and friction characteristics of laminar flow through square and rectangular ducts with transverse ribs and twisted tapes with and without oblique teeth

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Pal, P K ^a   Saha, Sujoy Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Forced convection; Laminar swirl flow; Square and rectangular ducts; Transverse ribs; Twisted tape

Indexed keywords

RECTANGULAR DUCTS; SWIRL FLOW; TRANSVERSE RIBS; TWISTED TAPE; TWISTED TAPES;

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; DENTISTRY; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

EID: 77749323196     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v17.i1.10     Document Type: Article

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