Numerical modelling of hydrothermal fluid flow and heat transfer in a tubular heat exchanger under near critical conditions

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-246

  Ma, Cai Y ^a   Tighe, Christopher J ^b   Gruar, Robert I ^b   Mahmud, Tariq ^a   Darr, Jawwad A ^b   Wang, Xue Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis; Heat transfer; Subcritical water; Tubular heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD MODELLING; CRYSTALLISATION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW SYNTHESIS; HEAT TRANSFER DETERIORATION; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; HOT SPOT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; INLET TEMPERATURE; NANO-PARTICLE METAL; NANO-PARTICLE SLURRY; NEAR-CRITICAL CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE SHAPE; SIMULATED RESULTS; SUB-CRITICAL WATER; THERMAL FEATURES; TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INLET FLOW; NANOPARTICLES;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 79958000439     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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