Heat transfer in tubes fitted with trapezoidal-cut and plain twisted tape inserts

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 198, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 886-904

  Murugesan, P ^a   Mayilsamy, K ^b   Suresh, S ^c  

^a K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROAD AND TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Heat transfer enhancement; Plain twisted tape; Secondary flow; Trapezoidal cut twisted tape

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR TUBES; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; PLAIN TUBES; STANDARD CORRELATION; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT; TUBE WALLS; TWISTED TAPE INSERT; TWISTED TAPES;

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; SECONDARY FLOW; TRIBOLOGY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 79952395191     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2011.545294     Document Type: Article

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