Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement with wire coil inserts in laminar-transition-turbulent regimes at different Prandtl numbers
- 14 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- Vol. 48 (21-22), 4640-4651
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.04.024
Abstract
Helical-wire-coils fitted inside a round tube have been experimentally studied in order to characterize their thermohydraulic behaviour in laminar, transition and turbulent flow. By using water and water–propylene glycol mixtures at different temperatures, a wide range of flow conditions have been covered: Reynolds numbers from 80 to 90,000 and Prandtl numbers from 2.8 to 150. Six wire coils were tested within a geometrical range of helical pitch 1.17 < p/d < 2.68 and wire diameter 0.07 < e/d < 0.10. Experimental correlations of Fanning friction factor and Nusselt number as functions of flow and dimensionless geometric parameters have been proposed. Results have shown that in turbulent flow wire coils increase pressure drop up to nine times and heat transfer up to four times compared to the empty smooth tube. At low Reynolds numbers, wire coils behave as a smooth tube but accelerate transition to critical Reynolds numbers down to 700. Within the transition region, if wire coils are fitted inside a smooth tube heat exchanger, heat transfer rate can be increased up to 200% keeping pumping power constant. Wire coil inserts offer their best performance within the transition region where they show a considerable advantage over other enhancement techniques.Keywords
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