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Numerical evaluation of the effect of using various twisted-tape geometries on heat transfer enhancement and flow characteristics in a tube

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This study is aimed to investigate the amount of heat transfer, friction factor, and thermal enhancement factor in a tube with different twisted-tape geometries. Six protrusion geometries and one 0° square-cut geometry are applied on the surface of the twisted tape. The main aim is to investigate the effect of the type and the angle of the elements on the rate of heat transfer enhancement. The working fluid is water. Three-dimensional turbulent fluid flow at different Reynolds numbers is solved using the SST k-ω model. Changes in the velocity, temperature, pressure, and turbulence kinetic energy are investigated in the computational domain. The findings demonstrate that, when compared to other situations, triangular elements exhibit the most notable increase in Nusselt number. In addition, as compared to the square elements, triangular elements have the highest friction factor. Moreover, the least rise in Nusselt number and the lowest friction factor are seen in the 0° cut square element. Moreover, that the square with protrusions at 0° has the maximum thermal enhancement factor between protrusion modes, and it is equal to 0.89 and by using the 0° cut, the average thermal enhancement factor equals to 1.01. In contrast, this number equals 0.86 in the twist without elements.

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Abbreviations

C p :

Specific heat/J Kg−1 k−1

D :

Pipe diameter/mm

f :

Friction factor

g :

Gravity/ms−2

h :

Heat transfer coefficient/W m−2 K−1

H :

Half pitch of twisted tape/mm

k :

Thermal conductivity/W m−1 k−1

L :

Pipe length/mm

m :

Mass flow rate/kg/s

p :

Pressure/pa

q":

Heat flux on pipes wall/w m−2

T :

Temperature/K

t :

Thickness/mm

u :

Velocity/m s−1

u i :

Mean velocity components in the xi direction/m s−1

x,y,z :

Cartesian coordinates/m

x i :

Cartesian space coordinates (i = 1,2,3)/m

θ :

Angle/degree

\(\mu\) :

Dynamic molecular viscosity

\(\rho\) :

Density/kg m−3

ƞ :

Thermal enhancement factor

avg:

Average

in:

Inlet

out:

Outlet

Nu:

Nusselt number

Pr:

Prandtl number

Re:

Reynolds number

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Taheripour, S., Saffarian, M.R., Azimy, N. et al. Numerical evaluation of the effect of using various twisted-tape geometries on heat transfer enhancement and flow characteristics in a tube. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 7829–7844 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12264-4

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