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Effect of Helical Surface Disc Turbulators on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Characteristics in the Annuli of a Double‐Pipe Heat Exchanger
Author(s) -
Yadav Saurabh,
Sahu Santosh K.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201800251
Subject(s) - turbulator , nusselt number , pressure drop , heat transfer , materials science , mechanics , reynolds number , heat exchanger , annulus (botany) , concentric tube heat exchanger , thermodynamics , dynamic scraped surface heat exchanger , plate heat exchanger , heat transfer enhancement , chemistry , composite material , heat transfer coefficient , turbulence , critical heat flux , physics
The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in annuli of a double‐pipe heat exchanger (DPHE) using helical surface disc turbulators (HSDTs) are experimentally investigated. The effect of a helical surface disc turbulator is studied for three pitch ratios, three diameter ratios, and varying Reynolds numbers. Water flows in the inner tube and air through the annulus. The tests are conducted for air with uniform wall temperature condition. The heat exchanger with the least pitch ratio and least diameter ratio was found to exhibit the highest Nusselt number and pressure drop. The thermal performance factor turned out to be greater than unity for all cases. Correlations were developed for Nusselt number, friction factor, and thermal performance.