Influence of Short Helical Tape on Local Convective Heat Transfer and Thermal Performance Characteristics in Turbulent Decaying Swirl Flow

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Smith Eiamsa-ard ◽  
Vichan Kongkaitpaiboon ◽  
Khwanchit Wongcharee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Swirl Flow ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
Plain Tube ◽  
Uniform Wall ◽  
Uniform Wall Heat Flux

This paper reports the experimental investigation of local convective heat transfer enhancement, flow friction and thermal performance factor behaviors in the tube fitted with the short helical tapes (SHTs) acting as decaying swirl flow generators. The tapes with three different helical tape angles (? = 90°, 135° and 180°) and three different channel numbers (N = 2, 3 and 4 channels) were tested under the uniform wall heat flux condition. The performance of each tape is compared with the performance of the plain tube subject to the same pumping power. The experimental results show that the heat transfer rates and friction factors of the tube with SHTs are respectively in range of 1.15 to 1.9 and 1.49 to 2.31 times of those in the plain, corresponding to thermal performances between 0.98 and 1.46. The correlations for Nusselt number (Nu) as a function of Reynolds number (Re), Prandtl number (Pr), helical tape angle (?) and the number of channel (N) are also developed.

APPLICATION OF ADSORPTION METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF LOCAL CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER RATES

1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Koncar-Djurdjevic ◽  
M. Mitrovic ◽  
S. Cvijovic ◽  
G. Popovic ◽  
Dimitrije Voronjec
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Adsorption Method ◽  
Transfer Rates

scholarly journals Effect of Conical Strip Inserts and ZrO2/DI-Water Nanofluid on Heat Transfer Augmentation: An Experimental Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 4554
Author(s):  
Mohamed Iqbal Shajahan ◽  
Jee Joe Michael ◽  
M. Arulprakasajothi ◽  
Sivan Suresh ◽  
Emad Abouel Nasr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Volume Concentration ◽  
Swirl Flow ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation ◽  
Twist Ratio ◽  
Constant Wall Heat Flux

There is a significant enhancement of the heat transfer rate with the usage of nanofluid. This article describes a study of the combination of using nanofluid with inserts, which has proved itself in attaining higher benefits in a heat exchanger, such as the radiator in automobiles, industries, etc. Nanofluids are emerging as alternative fluids for heat transfer applications due to enhanced thermal properties. In this paper, the thermal hydraulic performance of ZrO2, awater-based nanofluid with various volume concentrations of 0.1%, 0.25%, and 0.5%, and staggered conical strip inserts with three different twist ratios of 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 in forward and backward flow patterns were experimentally tested under a fully developed laminar flow regime of 0–50 lphthrough a horizontal test pipe section with a length of 1 m with a constant wall heat flux of 280 W as the input boundary condition. The temperatures at equidistant position and across the test section were measured using K-type thermocouples. The pressure drop across the test section was measured using a U-tube manometer. The observed results showed that the use of staggered conical strip inserts improved the heat transfer rates up to that of 130.5%, 102.7%, and 64.52% in the forward arrangement, and similarly 145.03%, 116.57%, and 80.92% in the backward arrangement with the twist ratios of 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 at the 0.5% volume concentration of ZrO2 nanofluid. It was also seen that the improvement in heat transfer was comparatively lower for the other two volume concentrations considered in this study. The twist ratio generates more swirl flow, disrupting the thermal hydraulic boundary layer. Nanofluids with a higher volume concentration lead to higher heat transfer due to higher effective thermal conductivity of the prepared nanofluid. The thermal performance factor (TPF) with conical strip inserts at all volume concentrations of nanofluids was perceived as greater than 1. A sizable thermal performance ratio of 1.62 was obtained for the backward-arranged conical strip insert with 2.5 as the twist ratio and a volume concentration of 0.5% ZrO2/deionized water nanofluid. Correlations were developed for the Nusselt number and friction factor based on the obtained experimental data with the help of regression analysis.

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