Heat transfer and friction characteristics of turbulent flow through plain tube inserted with rotor-assembled strands

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-39

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Yang, Weimin ^a   Guan, Changfeng ^a   Ding, Yumei ^a   Li, Fengxiang ^b   Yan, Hua ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PATENT EXAMINATION COOPERATION CENTER OF THE PATENT OFFICE   (China)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Heat transfer enhancement; PEC value; Rotor assembled strand; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LINEAR NORMALS; PEC VALUE; PLAIN TUBES; REDUCTION METHOD; REGRESSION METHOD; ROTOR DIAMETER; ROTOR-ASSEMBLED STRAND; SMOOTH TUBES; THERMO-HYDRAULIC;

DATA REDUCTION; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 84856321034     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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