3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow

Pipes with internal longitudinal fins are ideal to be utilized in flow-based waste heat recovery applications. They provide significantly higher heat transfer coefficient than plain pipes, and lower pressure drop than helically finned pipes. This paper investigates the effect of fin discontinuity on...

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Main Authors: Saqr, Khalid M., ElDrainy, Yehia A., Musa, Md. Nor
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Language:English
Published: UTM 2008
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author Saqr, Khalid M.
ElDrainy, Yehia A.
Musa, Md. Nor
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ElDrainy, Yehia A.
Musa, Md. Nor
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description Pipes with internal longitudinal fins are ideal to be utilized in flow-based waste heat recovery applications. They provide significantly higher heat transfer coefficient than plain pipes, and lower pressure drop than helically finned pipes. This paper investigates the effect of fin discontinuity on the convective heat transfer coefficient. A 3-D finite volume numerical solution of Reynolds- Averaged Navier-Stokes equations for steady, compressible and turbulent flow is presented. Stanton number, Nusselt number and the convective heat transfer coefficient are computed for five different geometries at constant heat transfer coefficient on the outer wall. The effects of both continuous and discontinuous fins on heat transfer are elucidated. A new correlation to predict the temperature drop per unit length as a function of discontinuity offset distance is obtained.
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spelling utm-63142010-06-01T15:41:28Z http://eprints.utm.my/6314/ 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow Saqr, Khalid M. ElDrainy, Yehia A. Musa, Md. Nor TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Pipes with internal longitudinal fins are ideal to be utilized in flow-based waste heat recovery applications. They provide significantly higher heat transfer coefficient than plain pipes, and lower pressure drop than helically finned pipes. This paper investigates the effect of fin discontinuity on the convective heat transfer coefficient. A 3-D finite volume numerical solution of Reynolds- Averaged Navier-Stokes equations for steady, compressible and turbulent flow is presented. Stanton number, Nusselt number and the convective heat transfer coefficient are computed for five different geometries at constant heat transfer coefficient on the outer wall. The effects of both continuous and discontinuous fins on heat transfer are elucidated. A new correlation to predict the temperature drop per unit length as a function of discontinuity offset distance is obtained. UTM 2008-08-26 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/6314/1/Poster01.pdf Saqr, Khalid M. and ElDrainy, Yehia A. and Musa, Md. Nor (2008) 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow. Proceedings of the 1st International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluids . pp. 195-206. ISSN ISBN 978-983-9805-62-8
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Saqr, Khalid M.
ElDrainy, Yehia A.
Musa, Md. Nor
3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title_full 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title_fullStr 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title_full_unstemmed 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title_short 3-D numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
title_sort 3-d numerical study of the effect of fin discontinuity on heat transfer augmentation in pipes having internal longitudinal fins for turbulent compressible flow
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://eprints.utm.my/6314/
http://eprints.utm.my/6314/1/Poster01.pdf