Configuration optimization of regularly spaced short-length twisted tape in a circular tube to enhance turbulent heat transfer using CFD modeling

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 1141-1149

  Wang, Yangjun ^a   Hou, Meiling ^a   Deng, Xianhe ^b   Li, Li ^a   Huang, Cheng ^c   Huang, Haiying ^c   Zhang, Gangfeng ^c   Chen, Changhong ^c   Huang, Weijun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Configuration optimization; Heat transfer Enhancement; Short length twisted tape

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; CIRCULAR TUBES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION; CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW RESISTANCE; FREE SPACE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HEAT TRANSFER VALUE; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; MINIMUM RESISTANCE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; ROTATED ANGLES; SHORT-LENGTH TWISTED TAPE; TURBULENT AIR FLOW; TURBULENT HEAT TRANSFER; TWISTED TAPES;

AIR; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79951768570     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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