Internal-flow Nusselt numbers for the low-Reynolds-number end of the laminar-to-turbulent transition regime

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 584-588

  Abraham, J P ^a   Sparrow, E M ^b   Minkowycz, W J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal convection; Low Reynolds number; Nusselt numbers; Transitional flow

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; FLOW REGIMES; FLUID FLOW MODELS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT EXCHANGE; INTERNAL CONVECTION; LOGICAL DESIGN; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NUMBER INFORMATION; NUSSELT NUMBER CORRELATION; PARALLEL-PLATE CHANNELS; REYNOLDS; ROUND PIPE; TRANSITION REGIMES; TRANSITIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT TRANSITION;

LOGIC DESIGN; PIPE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW;

NUSSELT NUMBER;

EID: 78449290341     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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