The Effects of Prandtl Numbers on Local and Average Convective Heat Transfer Characteristics in Helical Pipes

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Xin ◽  
M. A. Ebadian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Flow Region ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Prandtl Numbers ◽  
Experimental Findings

To investigate the effects of the Prandtl number and geometric parameters on the local and average convective heat transfer characteristics in helical pipes, experiments with three different fluids—air, water, and ethylene glycol—were carried out on five uniformly heated helical pipes. The test sections were made from 22.9 mm I.D. and 10.2 mm I.D. 304 stainless steel pipes. The ratios of the pipe diameter and pitch to coil diameter (d/D and b/D) ranged from 0.0267 to 0.0884 and 0.20 to 2.56, respectively. The peripheral and average, fully developed Nusselt numbers were evaluated in the experiments. Experimental findings indicate that after two turns (X > 2) the temperature distributions along the wall are almost parallel to the linear fluid bulk temperatures, and all dimensionless peripheral wall temperatures are nearly identical, implying that both the flow and temperature distribution within the helical pipes are fully developed. These results reveal that the peripheral Nusselt number varies significantly for higher Prandtl numbers and Dean numbers in the laminar flow region. A new set of empirical expressions for the average fully developed Nusselt number has therefore been regressed based on the present data and some data from previous investigations. No obvious effects of the coil pitch or torsion were observed in the scope of this investigation.

The Heat Transfer Characteristics of Rolling Wheel and the Characteristic Length Determining Them

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangbi Wang ◽  
Yongheng Zhang ◽  
Yuan Wu ◽  
Qiuwang Wang ◽  
Zhihui Yin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Characteristic Length ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Rolling Wheel ◽  
Wheel Radius

The convective heat transfer characteristics on the surface of a rolling wheel are investigated using the naphthalene sublimation technique. Five sizes of rolling wheel are selected in the experiments. The local and average Nusselt numbers are obtained. The results reveal that if the wheel radius is used as the characteristic length, the relationship between Nusselt number and Reynolds number is dependent on the wheel radius. This indicates that the wheel radius is not the characteristic length to determine the dimensionless convective heat transfer characteristics of the rolling wheel. Thus, a newly defined characteristic length is provided. For different radii of the wheel, the relationships between Nusselt number and Reynolds number based on this length collapse into one reasonable correlation. The correlation not only enriches the insight of convective heat transfer on rolling wheel but also extends the applicability of the present experimental data.

Experimental Convective Heat Transfer With Nanofluids

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kabelac ◽  
K. B. Anoop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Turbulent Regime ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Forced Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Characteristics

Nanofluids are colloidal suspensions with nano-sized particles (<100nm) dispersed in a base fluid. From literature it is seen that these fluids exhibit better heat transfer characteristics. In our present work, thermal conductivity and the forced convective heat transfer coefficient of an alumina-water nanofluid is investigated. Thermal conductivity is measured by a steady state method using a Guarded Hot Plate apparatus customized for liquids. Forced convective heat transfer characteristics are evaluated with help of a test loop under constant heat flux condition. Controlled experiments under turbulent flow regime are carried out using two particle concentrations (0.5vol% and 1vol %). Experimental results show that, thermal conductivity of nanofluids increases with concentration, but the heat transfer coefficient in the turbulent regime does not exhibit any remarkable increase above measurement uncertainty.

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