Numerical and experimental investigation of heat transfer of α-Al 2O3/water nanofluid in double pipe and shell and tube heat exchangers

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 941-958

  Akhtari, M ^a   Haghshenasfard, M ^a   Talaie, M R ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER SIMULATION; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84877646690     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2013.772855     Document Type: Article

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