Wing-type vortex generators for fin-and-tube heat exchangers |
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Authors: | M. Fiebig A. Valencia N.K. Mitra |
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Affiliation: | Institut für Thermo- und Fluiddynamik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany |
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Abstract: | The effect of wing-type vortex generators on heat transfer and pressure drop of a fin-and-tube heat exchanger element was investigated. Local heat transfer was measured by liquid crystal thermography on the fin in the Reynolds number range of 600–2700. Flow losses were estimated from the measured pressure drop of an element. Delta winglets were used as vortex generators. Four fin-and-tube configurations were tested, an inline and a staggered arrangement, each with plain fins and with fins with a pair of vortex generators behind each tube. For the inline tube arrangement the vortex generators increase the heat transfer by 55–65% with a corresponding increase of 20–45% in the apparent friction factor. Results indicate that the vortex generators have the potential to reduce considerably the size and mass of heat exchangers for a given heat load. |
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Keywords: | longitudinal vortices heat transfer enhancement fin-and-tube heat exchanger |
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