Experimental performance comparison of shell-and-tube oil coolers with overlapped helical baffles and segmental baffles

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 336-343

  Zhang, Jian Fei ^a   Guo, Shao Long ^a   Li, Zhong Zhen ^a   Wang, Jin Ping ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University   (China)

Author keywords

Keywords Oil cooler Helical baffle Segmental baffle Pressure drop Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FOULING RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HELICAL BAFFLES; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHELL-SIDE PRESSURE DROP;

PRESSURE DROP; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84878158944     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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