Heat transfer and pressure drop in the transitional flow regime for a smooth circular tube with twisted tape inserts and a square-edged inlet

•Experimental investigation of transitional flow regime in tubes with twisted tapes.•Results based on heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops.•Transitional flow regime was influenced by variation in twist ratios.•Variation in heat fluxes influenced the transitional flow regime.•Transition is e...

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