Study on thermal and fluid flow characteristics in turbulent channel flows with multiple twisted tape vortex generators

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 644-651

  Eiamsa ard, S ^a  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Heat transfer enhancement; Multiple twisted tapes; Swirl flow

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FLUID FRICTION; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PRESSURE LOSS; PUMPING POWER; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; SMOOTH CHANNEL; SPACING RATIO; SWIRL FLOW; TEST FLUIDS; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT; TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOWS; TURBULENT INTENSITIES; TWISTED TAPES; VORTEX GENERATORS;

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING SYSTEMS; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 77953611765     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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