Predictive tool for estimation of convection heat transfer coefficients and efficiencies for finned tubular sections

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1477-1483

  Bahadori, Alireza ^a   Vuthaluru, Hari B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convection; Fin efficiency; Finned tube; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOWING WELLS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PIPING SYSTEMS; STEEL PIPE; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

AIR SIDES; AVERAGE ABSOLUTE DEVIATION; COMBUSTION GAS; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXTENDED SURFACES; EXTERNAL CONVECTION; FIN EFFICIENCY; FIN TIP TEMPERATURE; FINNED TUBE; GAS MASS FLOW; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; INTERPOLATION FORMULAS; N-O COMPLEXES; PIPE DIAMETER; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; TUBULAR SECTIONS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 77955509834     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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