The investigation of groove geometry effect on heat transfer for internally grooved tubes

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Bilen K., Çetin M., Gul H., Balta T.

APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, cilt.29, ss.753-761, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.04.008
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.753-761
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Grooves, Ribs, Grooved tube, Heat transfer enhancement/augmentation, Convective heat transfer, Heat exchanger, SPIRALLY CORRUGATED TUBES, TURBULENT-FLOW, PRESSURE-DROP, TRANSFER COEFFICIENT, FRICTION, CONDENSATION, ENHANCEMENT, PERFORMANCE, TRANSVERSE, CHANNELS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An experimental study of surface heat transfer and friction characteristics of a fully developed turbulent air flow in different grooved tubes is reported. Tests were performed for Reynolds number range 10,000-38,000 and for different geometric groove shapes (circular, trapezoidal and rectangular). The ratio of tube length-to-diameter is 33. Among the grooved tubes, heat transfer enhancement is obtained up to 63% for circular groove, 58% for trapezoidal groove and 47% for rectangular groove, in comparison with the smooth tube at the highest Reynolds number (Re = 38,000). Correlations of heat transfer and friction coefficient were obtained for different grooved tubes. In evaluation of thermal performance, it is seen that the grooved tubes are thermodynamically advantageous (Ns, a < 1) up to Re = 30,000 for circular and trapezoidal grooves and up to Re = 28,000 for rectangular grooves. It is observed that there is an optimum value of the entropy generation number at about Re = 17,000 for all investigated grooves. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.