Experimental investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop in a circular tube with multiple inserts

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-129

  Vashistha, Chaitanya ^a   Patil, Anil Kumar ^a   Kumar, Manoj ^a  

^a DIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Nusselt number; Reynolds number; Twist ratio; Twisted tape inserts

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; FRICTIONAL LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; TWIST RATIOS; TWISTED TAPE INSERT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84949558955     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.11.077     Document Type: Article

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