Experimental and numerical study of convective heat transfer and fluid flow in twisted oval tubes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 17-18, 2012, Pages 4701-4710

  Tan, Xiang Hui ^a   Zhu, Dong Sheng ^a   Zhou, Guo Yan ^a   Zeng, Li Ding ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement mechanism; Heat transfer performance; Pressure drop performance; Twisted oval tube

Indexed keywords

AXIS RATIO; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION FACTORS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OVAL TUBE; ROUND TUBES; SHELL-SIDE; SPIRAL FLOW; SYNERGY ANGLE; TWIST PITCH; VELOCITY VECTORS;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP; SECONDARY FLOW; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84862151598     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.04.030     Document Type: Article

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