NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF CURVATURE AND TORSION EFFECTS ON WATER FLOW FIELD IN HELICAL RECTANGULAR CHANNELS

Helical channels have a wide range of applications in petroleum engineering, nuclear, heat exchanger, chemical, mineral and polymer industries. They are used in the separation processes for fluids of different densities. The centrifugal force, free surface and geometrical effects of the helical chan...

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Main Authors: A. H. ELBATRAN, O. B. YAAKOB, Y. M. AHMED, H. M. SHABARA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor's University 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%2010%20issue%207%20July%202015/Volume%20(10)%20Issue%20(7)%20827-840.pdf