Numerical studies on thermo-hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in a heat exchanger tube fitted with vortex rods

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 448-456

  Zheng, Nianben ^a   Liu, Peng ^a   Shan, Feng ^a   Liu, Jiaju ^a   Liu, Zhichun ^a   Liu, Wei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Laminar flow; Longitudinal swirling flow; Pressure drop; Vortex rods

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DROPS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH HEAT TRANSFERS; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; LAMINAR CONVECTION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84949870558     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.09.008     Document Type: Article

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