Heat transfer enhancement by using a rectangular wing vortex generator on the triangular shaped fins of a plate-fin heat exchanger

2010 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan Sachdeva ◽  
K.S. Kasana ◽  
R. Vasudevan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Transfer Enhancement

scholarly journals Review on Heat Transfer Enhancement by Louvered Fin

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-80
Author(s):  
Samsul Islam ◽  
Md. Shariful Islam ◽  
Mohammad Zoynal Abedin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Louvered Fin ◽  
Heat Transfer Improvement ◽  
Better Than

The heat transfer enhancement is recycled in many engineering uses such as heat exchangers, refrigeration and air conditioning structures, chemical apparatuses, and automobile radiators. Hence many enhancing extended fin patterns are developed and used. In multi louvered fin, in this segment for multi-row fin and tube heat exchanger, an increase in heat transfer enhancement is found 58% for ReH = 350. When the Reynolds number is 1075, the temperature gradient is more distinct for greater louver angle that is the higher heat transfer enhanced for large louver angle. For variable louver angle heat exchanger, the maximum heat transfer improvement achieved by 118% Reynolds number at 1075. In the vortex generator for the delta winglet vortex generator, the extreme enhancement of heat transfer increased to 16% compared to the baseline geometry (at ReDh = 600). For a compact louvered heat exchanger, the results showed that a regular arrangement of louvered fins gives a 9.3% heat transfer improvement. In multi-region louver fins and flat tubes heat exchanger, the louver fin with 4 regions and the louver fin with 6 regions are far better than the conventional fin in overall performance. At the same time, the louver fin with 6 regions is also better than the louver fin with 4-region. The available work is in experimental form as well as numerical form performed by computational fluid dynamics.

Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Hybrid Vortex Generator Arrays in Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubham Agarwal ◽  
R. P. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Roll Angle ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Hybrid Configuration

This is a novel study for assessing the heat transfer enhancement in a multi-row inline-tube heat exchanger using hybrid vortex generator (VG) arrays, i.e., rectangular winglet pairs (RWPs) with different geometrical configurations installed in coherence for enhanced heat transfer. The three-dimensional numerical study uses a full scale seven-tube inline heat exchanger model. The effect of roll of rectangular winglet VG on heat transfer enhancement is analyzed and optimized roll angle is determined for maximum heat transfer enhancement. Four different configurations are analyzed and compared in this regard: (a) single RWP (no roll); (b) 3RWP-inline array(alternating tube row with no roll of VGs); (c) single RWP (with optimized roll angle VGs); and (d) 3RWP-inline array(alternating tube row with all VGs having optimized roll angle). It was found that the inward roll of VGs increased the heat transfer from the immediately downstream tube but reduced heat transfer enhancement capability of other VG pairs downstream. Further, four different hybrid configurations of VGs were analyzed and the optimum configuration was obtained. For the optimized hybrid configuration at Re = 670, RWP with optimized roll angle increased heat transfer by 17.5% from the tube it was installed on and by 42% from the immediately downstream tube. Increase in j/ƒ of 36.7% is obtained by use of hybrid VGs in the optimized hybrid configuration. The deductions from the current study are supposed to well enhance the performance of heat exchangers with different design configurations.

Heat Transfer Enhancement in Channel Flow Using an Inclined Square Cylinder

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hyeog Yoon ◽  
Kyung-Soo Yang ◽  
Choon-Bum Choi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Square Cylinder ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Enhance Heat Transfer ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Secondary Vortices

The large-scale vortices shed from a cylindrical object as a vortex generator can be used to enhance heat transfer in a heat exchanger [1]. Furthermore, the large-scale vortices induce secondary vortices on the walls of a heat exchanger, which also play a positive role in heat transfer enhancement.

A numerical study of the effect on flow structure and heat transfer of a rectangular winglet pair in a plate fin heat exchanger

2009 ◽  
Vol 223 (9) ◽  
pp. 2109-2115 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Gupta ◽  
K S Kasana ◽  
R Vasudevan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Pair Type ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation

Longitudinal vortices have a great capability of disrupting the growth of boundary layers and bring about the heat transfer enhancement between the fluid and its neighbouring surface. The potential of a winglet pair type vortex generator for the heat transfer enhancement in a plate fin heat exchanger, with triangular fins as inserts, is numerically evaluated in this article. The rectangular winglet pair is mounted on the triangular fins. The numerical computations are performed by solving an unsteady, three-dimensional Navier—Stokes equation, and an energy equation by using the modified MAC method. Air is taken as the working fluid. This study shows the flow structure and the performance of the winglet pair in improving the heat transfer. The computations are performed at Re=200 and placing the winglet at an angle of attack, β=20°. The results show that the heat transfer is increased by 13 per cent, even at the exit, with the winglet pair. The heat transfer enhancement with a winglet pair for different Re=200—500 and Pr=0.71 and for varying heights of the winglet pair is also predicted.

A Critical Review of the Prominent Method of Heat Transfer Enhancement for the Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchanger by Interrupted Fin Surface: The Vortex Generators Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (03) ◽  
pp. 1830001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nares Chimres ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Performance Indexes

The performance of heat exchangers impacts industry investment, energy consumption, and pollution because the heat exchanger has been used in many industries. The use of vortex generators on the fin is the prominent method of heat transfer enhancement because the performance indexes of fins with vortex generators are greater than those of the fins without vortex generators. However, this method faces obstacles because the concepts and design instructions are still obscure. Therefore, this paper provides a summary of the publications about the use of vortex generators. The publications on the effects of traditional and alternative vortex generators that are combined with plain, wavy, and louver fins are summarized. The aim of this paper is to aggregate the publications concerned with the thermal performance and flow characteristics of the fin-and-tube heat exchanger with vortex generator using numerical and experimental investigations as the guideline for future studies.

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