Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface
Numerical investigations on flow and heat transfer characteristics in the heat exchanger tube with the V-wavy surface are presented. The finite volume method with the SIMPLE algorithm is selected to solve the present problem. The effects of flow attack angles (α = 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35°, 40°, 45°,...
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| description | Numerical investigations on flow and heat transfer characteristics in the heat exchanger tube with the V-wavy surface are presented. The finite volume method with the SIMPLE algorithm is selected to solve the present problem. The effects of flow attack angles (α = 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35°, 40°, 45°, 50°, 55°, and 60°) and flow directions (V-tip pointing downstream known as “V-Downstream” and V-tip pointing upstream known as “V-Upstream”) for the V-wavy surface on flow and heat transfer patterns are considered for both laminar and turbulent regions. The laminar regime is studied in the range Re = 100–1200, while the turbulent region is investigated in the range Re = 3000–10,000. The mechanisms on flow and heat transfer in the test section are reported. The numerical results reveal that the V-wavy surface changes the flow structure in the test section. The vortex flow is produced by the V-wavy surface. The vortex flow disturbs the thermal boundary layer on the heat transfer surface that is the reason for heat transfer and thermal performance enhancements. The optimum flow attack angles of the V-wavy surface for laminar and turbulent regimes are concluded. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0163a0a56f404a02a2e68729373209e52025-02-03T06:06:14ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052018-01-01201810.1155/2018/58482905848290Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy SurfaceAmnart Boonloi0Withada Jedsadaratanachai1Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, ThailandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandNumerical investigations on flow and heat transfer characteristics in the heat exchanger tube with the V-wavy surface are presented. The finite volume method with the SIMPLE algorithm is selected to solve the present problem. The effects of flow attack angles (α = 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35°, 40°, 45°, 50°, 55°, and 60°) and flow directions (V-tip pointing downstream known as “V-Downstream” and V-tip pointing upstream known as “V-Upstream”) for the V-wavy surface on flow and heat transfer patterns are considered for both laminar and turbulent regions. The laminar regime is studied in the range Re = 100–1200, while the turbulent region is investigated in the range Re = 3000–10,000. The mechanisms on flow and heat transfer in the test section are reported. The numerical results reveal that the V-wavy surface changes the flow structure in the test section. The vortex flow is produced by the V-wavy surface. The vortex flow disturbs the thermal boundary layer on the heat transfer surface that is the reason for heat transfer and thermal performance enhancements. The optimum flow attack angles of the V-wavy surface for laminar and turbulent regimes are concluded.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5848290 |
| spellingShingle | Amnart Boonloi Withada Jedsadaratanachai Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface Modelling and Simulation in Engineering |
| title | Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface |
| title_full | Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface |
| title_fullStr | Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface |
| title_short | Influences of Flow Attack Angles and Flow Directions on Heat Transfer Rate, Pressure Loss, and Thermal Performance in Heat Exchanger Tube with V-Wavy Surface |
| title_sort | influences of flow attack angles and flow directions on heat transfer rate pressure loss and thermal performance in heat exchanger tube with v wavy surface |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5848290 |
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