Experimental studies on the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of Cu-water and Al-water nanofluids in a spiral coil

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 206-212

  Jamal Abad, Milad Tajik ^a   Zamzamian, Amirhossein ^a   Dehghan, Maziar ^b  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nanofluid; Nusselt number; Pressure drop; Spiral coil; Thermal conductivity; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTICS; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SPIRAL COILS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATIONS;

ALUMINUM; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NANOFLUIDICS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84875364086     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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