Effects of upwind area of tube inserts on heat transfer and flow resistance characteristics of turbulent flow

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-155

  Guo, Jian ^a   Yan, Yuexiang ^b   Liu, Wei ^b   Jiang, Fangming ^a   Fan, Aiwu ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conical strip insert; Enhanced tube; Flow resistance; Heat transfer; Turbulent flow; Upwind area

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONICAL-STRIP INSERT; ENHANCED TUBES; FLOW RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION FACTORS; THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; UPWIND AREA;

HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84876744596     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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