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Simulation of turbulent heat transfer characteristics in a corrugated tube with five-channel twisted tape inserts
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Date Issued
August 31, 2017
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The article presents a numerical analysis of turbulent periodic flow and heat transfer characteristics in a five-start spiral corrugated tube combined with five-channel twisted tape. Influences of the five-channel twisted tape with tape width ratio, w/D=0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40 and 0.44 at constant the twisted length ratio, y/D=2.0 were described. The results were reported in term of flow structure, temperature distribution, TKE field, local Nusselt number distribution on the wall, Nusselt number ratio, friction factor ratio and thermal enhancement factor. The five-start spiral corrugated tube combined with five-channel twisted tape showed a main swirl flow and secondary swirl flow along the tube due to the induction of the spiral groove while the smooth circular tube appeared the straight only and the five-start spiral corrugated tube with the five-channel twisted tape at w/D=0.44 appeared the main swirl flow only. The swirl flow help to increase fluid mixing and increase in heat transfer rate over the smooth circular tube. The increase in the w/D lead to the rise of Nusselt number and friction factor. The result showed that the optimum thermal enhancement factor of about 1.16was found at the five-start spiral corrugated tube without the five-channel twisted tape and at w/D=0.44.
Citation
Aip Conference Proceedings, 1879, 2017