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Experimental study of turbulent single-phase flow and heat transfer inside a micro-finned tube.

Author(s) : SIDDIQUE M., ALHAZMY M.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Single-phase heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of a commercially available internally micro-finned tube with a nominal outside diameter of 7.94 mm were studied. Experiments were conducted in a double pipe heat exchanger with water as the cooling as well as the heating fluid for six sets of runs. The pressure drop data were collected under isothermal conditions. Data were taken for turbulent flow with 3300 inferior or equal to Re inferior or equal to 22,500 and 2.9 inferior or equal to Pr inferior or equal to 4.7. The heat transfer data were correlated by a Dittus-Boelter type correlation, while the pressure drop data were correlated by a Blasius type correlation. The correlation predicted values for both the Nusselt number and the friction factors were compared with other studies. It was found that the Nusselt numbers obtained from the present correlation fall in the middle region between the Copetti et al. and the Gnielinski smooth tube correlation predicted Nusselt number values. For pressure drop results, the present correlation predicted friction factors values were nearly double that of the Blasius smooth tube correlation predicted friction factors. It was also found that the rough tube Gnielinski and Haaland correlations can be used as a good approximation to predict the finned tube Nusselt number and friction factor, respectively, in the tested Reynolds number range.

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  • Original title: Experimental study of turbulent single-phase flow and heat transfer inside a micro-finned tube.
  • Record ID : 2008-0606
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 31 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2008/03

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