Studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of turbulent flow through a micro-finned tube fitted with left-right inserts

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1666-1672

  Nagarajan, P K ^a   Mukkamala, Yagna ^a   Sivashanmugam, P ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Heat transfer; Left right twisted inserts; Turbulent flow; Twist ratio; Twisted tape inserts

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATION; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FINNED TUBE; FRICTION FACTORS; LEFT-RIGHT TWISTED INSERTS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE RATIO; PLAIN TUBES; TWISTED TAPE INSERT; TWISTED TAPES;

FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77955269142     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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