CFD simulation of heat transfer augmentation in a circular tube fitted with alternative axis twisted tape in laminar flow under a constant heat flux

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 384-396

  Salman, Sami D ^a,b   Kadhum, Abdul Amir H ^a   Takriff, Mohd S ^a   Mohamad, Abu Bakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; FLUENT; Heat transfer augmentation; Modified twisted tape; Twist ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CFD SIMULATIONS; FLUENT; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; TWIST RATIOS; TWISTED TAPES;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84897487590     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.21089     Document Type: Article

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