Thermal performance enhancement in a heat exchanger tube fitted with inclined vortex rings

被引:145
作者
Promvonge, Pongjet [1 ]
Koolnapadol, Narin [1 ]
Pimsarn, Monsak [1 ]
Thianpong, Chinaruk [1 ]
机构
[1] King Mongkuts Inst Technol Ladkrabang, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
关键词
Heat transfer; Inclined vortex ring; Tube; Turbulators; Nusselt number; CONICAL-RING; TRANSFER BEHAVIORS; CIRCULAR TUBE; TWISTED-TAPE; ROUND TUBE; SYNERGY; FIELD; CHANNELS; FRICTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.09.031
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
The influence of inclined vortex rings (VR) on heat transfer augmentation in a uniform heat-fluxed tube has been investigated experimentally. In the present work, the 30 degrees inclined VRs were mounted repeatedly in the tube with various geometry parameters of the VR, three relative ring width ratios (BR = b/D = 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2) and four relative ring pitch ratios (PR = P/D = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0). Air was employed as the test fluid in the tube for the Reynolds number from 5000 to 26,000. The aim at using the VRs is to create counter-rotating vortices inside the tube to help increase the turbulence intensity as well as to convey the colder fluid from the core regime to the heated-wall region. To find an optimum thermal performance condition, the effect of BR and PR values on the heat transfer and pressure loss in the tube is examined. The experimental results show a significant effect of the presence of the VRs on the heat transfer and pressure loss over the smooth tube. The larger BR value provides higher heat transfer and pressure loss than the smaller one while the PR gives an opposite trend. However, the VR at BR = 0.1 and PR = 0.5 yields the best thermal performance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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