Groove geometry effects on turbulent heat transfer and fluid flow

The present work represents a two-dimensional numerical prediction of forced turbulent flow heat transfer through a grooved tube. Four geometric groove shapes (circular, rectangular, trapezoidal and triangular) were selected to perform the study, as well as two aspect ratios of groove-depth to tube...

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Published in:Heat and mass transfer 2013-02, Vol.49 (2), p.185-195
Main Authors: Ramadhan, Abdulmajeed A., Al Anii, Yaser T., Shareef, Amer J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Engineering
Engineering Thermodynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
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Thermodynamics
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Summary:The present work represents a two-dimensional numerical prediction of forced turbulent flow heat transfer through a grooved tube. Four geometric groove shapes (circular, rectangular, trapezoidal and triangular) were selected to perform the study, as well as two aspect ratios of groove-depth to tube diameter ( e/D  = 0.1 and 0.2). The study focuses on the influence of the geometrical shapes of grooves and groove-depth on heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics for Reynolds number ranging from 10,000 to 20,000. The characteristics of Nusselt number, friction factor and entropy generation are studied numerically by the aid of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) commercial code of FLUENT. It is observed that the best performance occurs with the lower depth-groove ratio, whereas it is found that the grooved tube provides a considerable increase in heat transfer at about 64.4 % over the smooth tube and a maximum gain of 1.52 on thermal performance factor is obtained for the triangular groove with ( e/D  = 0.1).
ISSN:0947-7411
1432-1181
DOI:10.1007/s00231-012-1076-9