Modeling of heat transfer augmentation in a circular tube fitted with right-left helical inserts in laminar flow using CFD

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Sivashanmugam, Palani ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; fluent; heat transfer augmentation; right left helical twist insert; twist ratio

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; FLUENT; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HELICAL TWIST; TWIST RATIO;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955350546     PISSN: 19342659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1934-2659.1196     Document Type: Article

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