Experimental evaluation of pressure drop in round tubes provided with physically separated, multiple, short-length twisted tapes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1357-1369

  Ferroni, P ^a   Block, R E ^a   Todreas, N E ^a   Bergles, A E ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverted; Pressure drop; Pressurized water reactor; Short length; Twisted tape

Indexed keywords

DARCY FRICTION FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; HORIZONTAL ROUND TUBE; INVERTED; PRESSURIZED WATER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROUND TUBES; SHORT-LENGTH; TAP WATER; TEST SECTIONS; TWISTED TAPES; WORKING FLUID;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FRICTION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 79961015790     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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