Performance assessment in a heat exchanger tube with alternate clockwise and counter-clockwise twisted-tape inserts

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1364-1372

  Eiamsa ard, Smith ^a   Promvonge, Pongjet ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clockwise and counter clockwise; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer enhancement; Twist angle; Twist ratio; Twisted tape

Indexed keywords

CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; TWIST ANGLES; TWISTED TAPES;

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 74549128756     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Kidd Jr. G.C. Heat transfer and pressure drop for nitrogen flowing in tubes containing twisted-tapes. AIChE J. 15 (1969) 581-585
2. Klepper O.H. Heat transfer performance of short twisted-tapes. AIChE J. 35 (1972) 1-24
3. M.S. Lokanath, Performance evaluation of full length and half length twisted-tape inserts on laminar flow heat transfer in tubes, in: Proceedings of the 14th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and Third ISHMT - ASME Joint Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kanpur, India, 1997, pp. 319-324.
4. Dewan A., Mahanta P., Sumithra Raju K., and Suresh Kumar P. Review of passive heat transfer augmentation techniques. J. Power Energy 218 (2004) 509-525
5. Al-Fahed S., and Chakroun W. Effect of tube-tape clearance on heat transfer for fully developed turbulent flow in a horizontal isothermal tube. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 17 (1996) 173-178
6. Eiamsa-ard S., Thianpong C., and Promvonge P. Experimental investigation of heat transfer and flow friction in a circular tube fitted with regularly spaced twisted tape elements. Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer 33 (2006) 1225-1233
7. Jaisankar S., Radhakrishnan T.K., and Sheeba K.N. Experimental studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heater system fitted with spacer at the trailing edge of twisted tapes. Appl. Therm. Eng. 29 5-6 (2009) 1224-1231
8. Chang S.W., Jan Y.J., and Liou J.S. Turbulent heat transfer and pressure drop in tube fitted with serrated twisted-tape. Int. J. Therm. Sci. 46 5 (2007) 506-518
9. Chang S.W., Yang T.L., and Liou J.S. Heat transfer and pressure drop in tube with broken twisted-tape insert. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 32 2 (2007) 489-501
10. Rahimi M., Shabanian S.R., and Alsairafi A.A. Experimental and CFD studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of a tube equipped with modified twisted tape inserts. Chem. Eng. Process. 48 (2009) 762-770
11. Al-Fahed S., Chamra L.M., and Chakroun W. Pressure drop and heat transfer comparison for both microfin tube and twisted-tape inserts in laminar flow. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 18 (1998) 323-333
12. Zimparov V. Enhancement of heat transfer by a combination of a single-start spirally corrugated tubes with a twisted-tape. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 25 (2002) 535-546
13. Bharadwaj P., Khondge A.D., and Date A.W. Heat transfer and pressure drop in a spirally grooved tube with twisted tape insert. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 52 7-8 (2009) 1938-1944
14. Sivashanmugam P., Nagarajan P.K., and Suresh S. Experimental studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of turbulent flow through a circular tube fitted with right and left helical screw-tape inserts. Chem. Eng. Commun. 195 8 (2008) 977-987
15. ANSI/ASME, Measurement Uncertainty, PTC 19, 1-1985, Part I, 1986.
16. Incropera F., and Dewitt P.D. Introduction to Heat Transfer. 3rd ed. (1996), John Wiley & Sons Inc.
17. Yakut K., Sahin B., and Canbazoglu S. Performance and flow-induced vibration characteristics for conical-ring turbulators. Appl. Energy 79 (2004) 65-76