A comparative review of self-rotating and stationary twisted tape inserts in heat exchanger

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 433-449

  Zhang, Cancan ^a   Wang, Dingbiao ^a   Ren, Kun ^b   Han, Yong ^a   Zhu, Youjian ^a   Peng, Xu ^a   Deng, Jing ^a   Zhang, Xiying ^a  

^a Zhen Zhou University   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF WATER RESOURCES AND ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Heat transfer; Self rotating; Stationary; Twisted tape

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; METAL CLEANING; REFRIGERATION;

ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; PASSIVE TECHNIQUE; REACTOR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; SELF-ROTATING; STATIONARY; TWISTED TAPE INSERT; TWISTED TAPES;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84942251723     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.08.048     Document Type: Review

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