Parametric study on turbulent heat transfer and flow characteristics in a circular tube fitted with louvered strip inserts

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 5205-5213

  Fan, A W ^a   Deng, J J ^a   Nakayama, A ^b   Liu, W ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flow resistance; Heat transfer enhancement; Louvered strip inserts; Thermo hydraulic performance; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR TUBES; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW RESISTANCE; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA; SMALL PITCH; SMOOTH TUBES; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; TUBE INSERTS; TURBULATORS; TURBULENT HEAT TRANSFER;

AIR; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84863517146     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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