A numerical study on thermal-hydraulic characteristics of turbulent flow through a circular tube fitted with pipe inserts

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 413-421

  Tu, Wenbin ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Tang, Yong ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Heat transfer; Inserts

Indexed keywords

DIE CASTING INSERTS; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; INSTALLATION ANGLE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84979465594     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.106     Document Type: Article

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