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Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement due to the surface vibrations in a flexible double pipe heat exchanger

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In this study, the heat transfer enhancement due to the surface vibration for a double pipe heat exchanger, made of PVDF, is investigated. In order to create forced vibrations (3–9 m/s2, 100 Hz) on the outer surface of the heat exchanger electro-dynamic vibrators are used. Experiments were performed at inner Reynolds numbers ranging from 2533 to 9960. The effects of volume flow rate and temperature on heat transfer performance are evaluated. Results demonstrated that heat transfer coefficient increases by increasing vibration level and mass flow rate. The most increase in heat transfer coefficient is 97% which is obtained for the highest vibration level (9 m/s2) in the experiment range.

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This work is supported by Najafabad branch, Islamic Azad University of Iran.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

    A. Hosseinian & A. H. Meghdadi Isfahani

  2. Modern Manufacturing Technologies Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

    A. Hosseinian & A. H. Meghdadi Isfahani

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Hosseinian, A., Meghdadi Isfahani, A.H. Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement due to the surface vibrations in a flexible double pipe heat exchanger. Heat Mass Transfer 54, 1113–1120 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-017-2213-2

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