An experimental comparison of convective heat transfer and friction factor of Al2O3 nanofluids in a tube with and without butterfly tube inserts

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-39

  Azari, Ahmad ^a   Derakhshandeh, Masoud ^b  

^a PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Butterfly tube insert; Convection; Heat transfer; Nanofluid; Nanoparticle; Nusselt number

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FRICTION FACTORS; NANOFLUIDS; TUBE INSERTS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84930572511     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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