Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics and pressure drop of BPHE (brazed plate heat exchanger) using TiO2-water nanofluid

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-18

  Barzegarian, Ramtin ^a   Moraveji, Mostafa Keshavarz ^b   Aloueyan, Alireza ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger; Convective heat transfer coefficient; Nanofluid; Overall heat transfer coefficient; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

BRAZING; DROPS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NANOFLUIDS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84949966504     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.11.018     Document Type: Article

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