Heat transfer characteristics in double tube helical heat exchangers using nanofluids

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 4280-4287

  Huminic, Gabriela ^a   Huminic, Angel ^a  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Double tube; Heat transfer characteristics; Laminar flow; Nanofluids

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; CUO NANOPARTICLES; DEAN NUMBER; DOUBLE TUBE; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HELICAL HEAT EXCHANGER; INNER TUBES; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; MASS FLOW RATE; NANO-FLUID; NANOFLUIDS; PURE WATER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; TIO; VOLUME CONCENTRATION; WATER TEMPERATURES; WORKING FLUID;

FLOW RATE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; PIPE FLOW; SPECIFIC HEAT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79959710274     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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