Heat transfer enhancement and development of correlation for turbulent flow through a tube with triple helical tape inserts

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Bhuiya, M M K ^a   Ahamed, J U ^b   Chowdhury, M S U ^a   Sarkar, M A R ^c   Salam, B ^a   Saidur, R ^b   Masjuki, H H ^b   Kalam, M A ^b  

^a CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Correlation; Enhancement efficiency; Friction factor; Heat flux; Nusselt number; Triple helical tape insert

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR TUBES; ENHANCEMENT EFFICIENCY; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HELICAL TAPES; HELIX ANGLES; NEW CORRELATIONS; PLAIN TUBES;

CARBON STEEL; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; OPTICAL CORRELATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84855348713     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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