CFD Study of Liquid Sodium inside a Wavy Tube for Laminar Convectors: Effect of Reynolds Number, Wave Pitch, and Wave Amplitude

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Schematic diagram depicting the conceptual steps for the fabrication of wavy tube. (a) Axially split tube of desired diameter. (b) Impregnating the desired wave length () and wave amplitude () using a die. (c) Joining of the two parts and (d) final tube with desired wave length () and wave amplitude ().

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