Laminar Flow Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Power-Law Fluids Inside Tubes With Varying Width Twisted Tape Inserts

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Swirl Flow ◽  
Twisted Tape ◽  
Full Width ◽  
Uniform Wall Temperature ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Twisted Tapes ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
Uniform Wall

Results of an experimental investigation of heat transfer and flow friction of a generalized power-law fluid in tape generated swirl flow inside a 25.0 mm i.d. circular tube, are presented. In order to reduce excessive pressure drops associated with full width twisted tapes, with less corresponding reduction in heat transfer coefficients, reduced width twisted tapes of widths ranging from 11.0 to 23.8 mm, which are lower than the tube inside diameter are used. Reduced width twisted tape inserts give 18 percent–56 percent lower isothermal friction factors than the full width tapes. Uniform wall temperature Nusselt numbers decrease only slightly by 5 percent–25 percent, for tape widths of 19.7 and 11.0 mm, respectively. Based on the constant pumping power criterion, the tapes of width 19.7 mm perform more or less like full width tapes. Correlations are presented for isothermal and heating friction factors and Nusselt numbers (under uniform wall temperature condition) for a fully developed laminar swirl flow, which are applicable to full width as well as reduced width twisted tapes, using a modified twist ratio as pitch to width ratio of the tape. The reduced width tapes offer 20 percent–50 percent savings in the tape material as compared to the full width tapes. [S0022-1481(00)01401-8]

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Twisted-Tape Inserts in Isothermal Tubes: Part I—Laminar Flows

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Manglik ◽  
A. E. Bergles
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Swirl Flow ◽  
Laminar Flows ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Twisted Tape ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Uniform Wall Temperature ◽  
Uniform Wall

Laminar flow correlations for f and Num are developed based on experimental data for water and ethylene glycol, with tape inserts of three different twist ratios. The uniform wall temperature condition is considered, which typifies practical heat exchangers in the chemical and process industry. These and other available data are analyzed to devise flow regime maps that characterize twisted-tape effects in terms of the dominant enhancement mechanisms. Depending upon flow rates and tape geometry, the enhancement in heat transfer is due to the tube partitioning and flow blockage, longer flow path, and secondary fluid circulation; fin effects are found to be negligible in snug- to loose-fitting tapes. The onset of swirl flow and its intensity is determined by a swirl parameter, Sw=Resw/y, that defines the interaction between viscous, convective inertia, and centrifugal forces. Buoyancy-driven free convection that comes into play at low flow rates with large y and ΔTw is shown to scale as Gr/Sw2≫ 1. These parameters, along with numerical baseline solutions for laminar flows with y = ∞, are incorporated into correlations for f and Num by matching the appropriate asymptotic behavior. The correlations describe the experimental data within ±10 to 15 percent, and their generalized applicability is verified by the comparison of predictions with previously published data.

Laminar Heat Transfer in Tubes Under Slip-Flow Conditions

1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Sparrow ◽  
S. H. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Uniform Wall Temperature ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Temperature Jumps ◽  
Uniform Wall ◽  
Moving Fluid ◽  
Uniform Wall Heat Flux

The effects of low-density phenomena on the fully developed heat-transfer characteristics for laminar flow in tubes has been studied analytically. Consideration is given to the slip-flow regime wherein the major rarefaction effects are manifested as velocity and temperature jumps at the tube wall. The analysis is carried out for both uniform wall temperature and uniform wall heat flux. In both cases, the slip-flow Nusselt numbers are lower than those for continuum flow and decrease with increasing mean free path. Extension of the results is made to include the effects of shear work at the wall, temperature jump modifications for a moving fluid, and thermal creep.

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.

Numerical Study of Circular Tube inserted Arc Belt on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer under Laminar Flow

2013 ◽  
Vol 561 ◽  
pp. 460-465
Author(s):  
Dong Hui Zhang ◽  
Jiao Gao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Circular Tube ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Uniform Wall Temperature ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Uniform Wall

The objective of this paper is to study the characteristic of a circular tube with a built-in arc belt on fluid flow and heat transfer in uniform wall temperature flows. Numerical simulations for hydrodynamically laminar flow was direct ran at Re between 600 and 1800. Preliminary results on velocity and temperature statistics for uniform wall temperature show that, arc belt can swirl the pipe fluid, so that the fluid at the center of the tube and the fluid of the boundary layer of the wall can mix fully, and plays the role of enhanced heat transfer, but also significantly increases the resistance of the fluid and makes the resistance coefficient of the enhanced tube greater than smooth tube. The combination property PEC is all above 1.5.

Analytical Prediction of Heat Transfer in Tape Generated Swirl Flow

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Yadav ◽  
Sandeep Kore ◽  
V. N. Riabhole
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Circular Tube ◽  
Swirl Flow ◽  
Twisted Tape ◽  
Analytical Prediction ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Twisted Tapes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Prandtl Numbers

Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a circular tube with twisted tapes have been investigated experimentally and numerically using different working fluids by many researchers for wide range of Reynolds number. The swirl was generated by tape inserts of various twist ratios. The various twist ratios are considered Many researchers formed generalized correlations to predict friction factors and convective heat transfer coefficients with twisted tapes in a tube for a wide range of Reynolds numbers and Prandtl numbers. Satisfactory agreement was obtained between the present correlations and the data of others validate the proposed correlations. The experimental or numerical predictions were compared with earlier correlations revealing good agreement between them. From the literature review it is observed that most studies are mainly focused on the heat transfer enhancement using twisted tape by experimental or numerical solution. An investigation with analytical approach is rarely reported. Therefore, the main aim of the present work is to form a correlation from theoretical approach for Nusselt number for circular tube with twisted tape. Application of dimensional analysis to heat transfer in tape generated swirl flow is carried out.

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