Effects of coil diameter and pitch on the flow characteristics of alternative refrigerants flowing through adiabatic helical capillary tubes

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1305-1311

  Chingulpitak, Sukkarin ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adiabatic; Alternative refrigerant; Capillary tube; Coil diameter; Coiled tube; Homogeneous flow; Pitch

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC; ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANT; COIL DIAMETER; COILED TUBES; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW; PITCH;

BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARY TUBES; REFRIGERANTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77957830561     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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