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March 2021

Heat Transfer

The use of tube inserts in fired heaters

In 1896, Whitham1 reported the successful use of twisted tapes (originally called retarders, and now also called turbulators) to increase heat transfer in boiler fire tubes—their effectiveness in increasing heat transfer is well known.

XRG Technologies: Martin, M.
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