Numerical Investigation of Forced Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer from Conically Coiled Pipes

Numerical investigations were conducted to understand forced laminar fluid flow over coiled pipes with circular cross-section. The focus was addressed on exploring the convective heat transfer from conical and helical coils with comparative studies. The same numerical investigation method was applie...

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Published in:Numerical heat transfer. Part A, Applications Applications, 2008-01, Vol.53 (9), p.945-965
Main Authors: Conté, I., Peng, X. F., Wang, B. X.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Numerical investigations were conducted to understand forced laminar fluid flow over coiled pipes with circular cross-section. The focus was addressed on exploring the convective heat transfer from conical and helical coils with comparative studies. The same numerical investigation method was applied to the two differentially coiled pipes (helical and conical) and for different Reynolds numbers corresponding to five cases of exterior flow arrangement. The results show better heat transfer performance for cases of conical coils where much flow turbulence was observed due to an effective flow arrangement.
ISSN:1040-7782
1521-0634
DOI:10.1080/10407780701789948