Friction and heat transfer characteristics of laminar swirl flow through the round tubes inserted with alternate clockwise and counter-clockwise twisted-tapes

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 348-352

  Wongcharee, K ^a   Eiamsa ard, S ^a  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alternate clockwise and counter clockwise twisted tapes; Heat transfer enhancement; Swirl flow; Twisted tape

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TWISTED-TAPES; CIRCULAR TUBES; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PLAIN TUBES; PUMPING POWER; ROUND TUBES; SWIRL FLOW; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; TWISTED TAPES; UNIFORM WALL HEAT FLUX; WORKING FLUID;

COOLING SYSTEMS; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 79551682993     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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