Thermal performance enhancement in tubes using helically twisted tape with alternate axis inserts

This article presents an investigation on heat transfer enhancement in a round tube inserted with a helically twisted tape. The effects of a helically twisted tape with alternate axis (HTT-A) on heat transfer, friction factor, and thermal performance factor behaviours are reported for the turbulent regime. HTT-A geometries are tape pitch to tube diameter, P/D = 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0; alternate length to pitch length, l/P = 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0; twisted length to tape width, y/W = 3.0; and tape width to tube diameter, w/D = 0.2. The experiment has been performed by varying the volumetric air flow rate in order to adjust Reynolds number ranging from 6 000 to 20 000. The wall of the testing tube is uniformly heated as a constant heat flux while the tests are covered with thermal insulations to reduce heat loss to surroundings. Thermal performance is evaluated by comparing the present experimental results with the results of the modified HTT-A and also those obtained from previous study (conventional helically twisted tape, HTT). The thermal performance of tested tube with HTT-A is evaluated to obtain the degree of heat transfer enhancement and friction factor induced by HTT-A with respect to the plain tube under the same test conditions. Evenly, it is interesting to observe that the tube with HTT-A consistently possesses higher heat transfer and thermal performance factor than those with the HTT around 14.1% and 1.9%, respectively. The HTT-A with the smaller pitch ratio and adjacent twist length provides higher heat transfer rate and friction factor than the one with larger pitch ratio and alternate length as a result of a larger contact surface area, stronger swirl intensity and, thus, better fluid mixing near the tube wall. In the range determined, the tubes with the largest pitch ratio (P/D = 2.0) and smallest alternate length (l/P = 1.0) give the highest thermal performance factor at around 1.35. In addition, the empirical correlations of the Nusselt number, friction factor, and thermal performance factor are also described.     

Heat Transfer in a Tube Fitted with Vertical and Horizontal Wing-Cut Twisted Tapes

This article reports an experimental investigation on the heat transfer, friction factor, and thermal enhancement factor of a tube equipped with vertical wing-cut twisted tapes, horizontal wing-cut twisted tapes, and plain twisted tapes with twist ratios of y = 2.0, 4.4, and 6.0. The obtained results reveal that the heat transfer rate, friction factor, and thermal enhancement factor in the tube equipped with horizontal wing-cut twisted tapes are significantly higher than those in the tube fitted with vertical wing-cut twisted tapes, plain twisted tapes, and a plain tube. An empirical correlation is subsequently derived from the experimental results.     

Enhancing the thermal performance of AL2O3/DI water nanofluids in micro-fin tube equipped with straight and left-right twisted tapes in turbulent flow regime

This article communicates the thermal performance, heat transfer rate, and friction factor of Al₂O₃/DI water nanofluids at different concentrations in a micro-finned tube with tube helical inserts for different twist ratios. The thermal performance, heat transfer coefficient, and friction of the present study is also compared with a plain tube for validation. From the study, it is identified that the micro-finned tube with tube insert performance is higher as compared with a plain tube. Similarly, an empirical relation for Nusselt number (Nu) and friction factor (f) is estimated for straight twisted tube and left-right combination. The deviation between experimental and theoretical values for left-right twist and straight twist is found as 3 and 7% for Nusselt number and 7 and 9% for friction factor, respectively. Similarly, while analyzing the thermal performance, it was found that the maximum performance achieved was with a micro-fin tube with left-right twist with nanofluid concentration of 0.2%.     

自然循环加热段内摩擦阻力及对流传热的实验研究

以常压去离子水为工质,对自然循环工况下上升加热段内单相水的摩擦阻力及对流传热特性进行了实验研究.结果表明,自然循环工况下加热段内由浮升力引起的自由流动对摩擦阻力及对流传热特性有重要影响,自然循环与强制循环二种工况下加热段内的摩阻系数及对流换热系数存在明显差别;并且,自然循环工况下加热段内的摩擦阻力存在滞后现象.通过实验提出了计算自然循环工况下加热段内单相水的摩阻系数及对流换热系数的经验关系式.     

管内变密度流体的充分发展流动与换热

本文提出了圆管内变密度流体流动与换热充分发展的概念及其相关假设.在所提出的概念和假设基础上给出了摩擦阻力系数Cf与Nusselt数Nu的定义式和计算式.通过对圆管内密度随温度变化的氩气的流动与换热所进行的数值模拟,验证了在本文的计算条件范围内,圆管内变密度流体充分发展流动与换热的概念是合理的,并且CfRe=16,Nu=4.36.     

小通道扁管内纳米流体流动与传热特性

建立了测量小通道扁管内纳米流体流动与对流换热性能的实验系统,测量了不同粒子体积份额的水-Cu纳米 流体的管内对流换热系数和摩擦阻力系数,实验结果表明,在相同雷诺数条件下,小通道扁管内纳米流体的对流换热系数 大于纯液体,且随粒子的体积份额的增加而增大,而纳米流体的阻力系数并未明显增大。     

螺旋升角对凝结换热特性影响的研究

本文对具有不同螺旋升角的螺旋槽换热管进行了凝结换热和阻力特性试验.试验结果表明,螺旋升角在螺旋槽管凝结换热过程中具有不可忽视的影响.分析了螺旋升角β对凝结换热及阻力特性的影响机理,提出考虑了螺旋升角因素的凝结换热经验关联式.     

波纹内翅片管中对流换热与阻力特性的实验研究

本文研究了空气在一种波纹内翅片管内强制对流的换热与阻力特性,得出了所测参数范围内换热Nusselt数和阻力系数f随Reynolds数变化的实验关联式,并与类似波纹内翅片管的换热效果进行了比较,结果表明波纹内翅片管换热强化的程度与其结构有很大的关系。     

椭圆形和圆形翅片管流动与传热的数值研究

对椭圆管椭圆翅片间的流动与传热规律进行了三维数值研究,分析了不同翅片间距、迎面风速对表面换热系数和流动阻力的影响;与具有相同结构参数(相同的基管当量直径和翅片厚度、表面积)的圆管圆翅片进行比较表明,在相同条件下,两者的表面换热系数相差不大,但椭圆管椭圆翅片间流动阻力却有明显的减小.场协同分析表明,翅片迎风侧的换热要优于背风侧;通过适当增加迎风侧翅片面积,减小背风侧翅片面积,可以在强化换热的同时,减小流动阻力.     

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Turbulent Flow Through a Tube

An experimental investigation has been carried out for turbulent flow through a tube with perforated strip inserts. Strips were of mild steels with circular holes of different diameters. Flow varies, with ranging Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 47,000. Air velocity, tube wall temperatures, and pressure drops were measured for a plain and strip-inserted tube. The heat transfer coefficient and friction factor were found to be 2.80 times and 1.8 times, respectively, that of the plain tube. The heat transfer performance was evaluated and found to be 2.3 times that of the plain tube based on constant blower power.     

高频脉冲管制冷机连管影响研究

针对高频脉冲管制冷机实际应用中引入的连管进行了研究,实验结果表明加长连管导致性能下降的关键因素在于流动阻力损失,在选取时应尽量减少连管长度,在长度无法改变的情况下,可以选用较大直径的连管以减少流动损失,另外运行在略低的频率也会对制冷性能下降有所改善。     

An Experimental Study of Noble Gas Isotope Separation by DC ArcDischarge

Experiments are undertaken on the isotope separation by DC discharge through a narrow capillary of gaseous neon, argon and krypton of natural isotopic abundance. It is confirmed that the heavier isotopes become enriched in the region of cathode, and the lighter isotopes in that of anode. The effect on the obtainable separation factor brought by differences in experimental conditions is examined by changing the capillary tube diameter, tube length, discharge current and discharge pressure. The separation factor improves with increasing the tube length and the discharge current, and with decreasing the discharge pressure and the tube diameter. Ion density and electron temperature are measured in the positive column to compare the present experimental results with existing theories. The order of the isotope enrichment factor is well explained by the theory of the ion diffusive friction force onto isotopically different neutral molecules, together with the theory of the ionization degree of the different isotopic species.     

错排环布圆管翅片式换热板芯的实验研究

本文利用传热传质之间的比拟关系研究了错排环布圆管换热板芯的平均传热特性及阻力特性。实验中我们采用了三种翅片间距(Tp)、三种管排数(Nrow)以及三种管数(Ntube)组成的27种板芯结构,传质实验采用萘升华的方法来进行。然后通过三种限制条件对不同翅片间距、不同管排数和不同管数下的换热板芯的传热性能进行了比较。最后利用最小二乘法得出了具有工程指导意义的准则关联式。     

高效传热管内凝结换热性能及阻力性能的实验研究

本文以ＨＦＣ１３４ａ和ＨＣＦＣ２２为工质对光管及两种不同槽型的强化传热管（ＤＡＥ－２管与ＤＡＥＣ管）的水平管内凝结换热进行了对比实验研究、研究发现,ＤＡＥ－２管平均换热系数比光管提高了１４０％～１７０％,而单位长度阻力损失增加了５０％～１００％,ＤＡＥＣ管平均换热系数比光管提高了１６０％～２００％,同时单位长度阻力损失增加了７０％～１３０％。此外,本文给出了ＤＡＥ－２管和ＤＡＥＣ管平均换热系数及阻力损失的计算关联式,可用于冷凝器设计。     

两种内翅片管对流换热与阻力特性的实验研究

本文通过实验方法研究了当内翅片管几何尺寸及形状基本相同时,在内翅片上增加凸起对其换热和阻力的影响,并拟合出了所测参数范围内换热和阻力的实验关联式,结果表明在翅片管上增加凸起确实有强化换热的作用,同时阻力增加明显。通过对实验管综合性能的比较,发现增加凸起的换热管更适用于压缩机中冷器。     

内插弹簧转子的管内换热及转子旋转特性

管内插入物是强化管内换热的有效方法,内插可旋转结构在强化换热的同时还具有良好的除垢抑垢效果。实验研究了内插螺旋弹簧转子的管内换热以及转子的转动特性。结果表明,与光管相比,换热增强30%,但流动阻力增加5倍左右,转子的参数需要进一步优化以减小阻力。转子的转速与来流速度呈线性递增关系,与入口处转子相比,下游转子的转速逐渐降低,单螺旋转子转速降低的幅度大于双螺旋转子。双螺旋结构连续稳定运行半年以上,该转子强化换热及除垢抑垢性能稳定。     

Laminar Heat Transfer Augmentation through A Square Duct and Circular Tube Fitted with Twisted Tapes

Experimental studies on friction factor and heat transfer characteristics for the laminar flow of ethylene glycol in a square duct fitted with twisted tapes of different twist ratios under nearly uniform wall temperature conditions are reported in this article. The Nusselt numbers were found to be 5.44–7.49 and 2.46–4.87 times that of plain square duct forced convection values based on constant flow rate and constant pumping power criteria, respectively, for y = 2.66. The augmented friction factor and Nusselt number for a square duct is about 1.9 and 2.10 times higher than that for an augmented circular tube.     

Experimental evaluation of friction factor and heat transfer enhancement of twisted tape inserts using TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–water nanofluids

This paper studies the experimental evaluation of TiO₂ nanofluids in enhancing the heat transfer rate and friction factor on a micro-finned tube fitted with twisted tape inserts. Results show that the enhancement in heat transfer and pumping power completely depends on the concentration ratio of nanoparticles, pitch ratio and the type of pitch. Comparisons were made with the previous study with different operating parameters such as twist ratio and twist type. Viscosity of nanofluid increases with an increase in the concentration, which leads to increased pressure drop and pumping power. For the Reynolds number (Re = 4000), the maximum performance ratio was found as 2.1, 2, for concentration of 0.1 and 0.05, respectively. The addition of microfin arrangement inside the circular tube enhanced the performance ratio with minimum concentration of TiO₂ nanofluid.     

Effect of V cut in perforated twisted tape insert on heat transfer and fluid flow behavior of tube flow: An experimental study

ABSTRACT

Present study investigates the heat transfer and friction characteristics of heat exchanger tube fitted with perforated twisted tape (PTT) insert having V cuts. A copper tube of 1 m length and 0.032 m inner diameter is used as test section to collect the experimental data by varying the twist ratio of PTT from 2 to 6 for the Reynolds number range of 2,700–23,400. V cuts are introduced in the PTT and the V-cut relative pitch ratio is varied from 1 to 2. The maximum thermo-hydraulic performance parameter is found to be 1.58.     

EFFECTS OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON FORCED CONVECTION AND FRICTION IN TRIANGULAR DUCTS

Experimental investigations had been conducted to study the forced convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of the hydrodynamic fully developed turbulent flow in horizontal equilateral triangular ducts fabricated with Ike same length and hydraulic diameter but different surface roughness of 1.2, 3.0, and 11.5 μm. The experiments were performed with hydraulic diameter-based Reynolds number ranging from 7,000 to 20,000. The entire inner wall of the duct was heated uniformly, while the outer surface was thermally insulated. It was found that the variation of Stanton number (St) with friction factor (f) can be expressed by a relationship of St = C * f, where the constant (C) increases from 0.41 to 0.50 when the surface roughness is increased from 1,2 to 11.5 μm. It was also concluded that the duct with a higher surface roughness will have better heat transfer performance. Nondimensional expressions for the determination of the heat transfer coefficient and friction factor of the equilateral triangular ducts with different surface roughness were also developed.