Transitional flow inside enhanced tubes for fully developed and developing flow with different types of inlet disturbances: Part I - Adiabatic pressure drops

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1587-1597

  Meyer, J P ^a   Olivier, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adiabatic; Developing flow; Enhanced tubes; Friction factor; Fully developed flow; Pressure drop; Single phase; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC; DEVELOPING FLOW; ENHANCED TUBES; FRICTION FACTOR; FULLY DEVELOPED FLOW; SINGLE-PHASE; TRANSITION;

FRICTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WELDING ELECTRODES;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 78751641990     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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