Experiment of flow regime map and local condensing heat transfer coefficients inside three dimensional inner microfin tubes

INTRODUCTIONSince1980s,thestudyofthein-tubecondensingheattransferenhancementhasbecomeimportant.Thetwodimensionalinnerfintubes,twodimensionalinnermicrofintubes(inthefollowingsimplycalled2Dtubes)andinserterswerepaidattentiontoforthein-tubecondensinghea...     

三维微肋螺旋管内R134a沸腾环状流区的传热与关联式

首次实验研究了制冷剂R134a在三维微肋螺旋管内流动沸腾环状流区的流动与传热性能。对流型的可视化观察发现：当质量流速大于100kg／(m^2s)时。螺旋管内才开始出现环状流。环状流的起始干度为0．3、0．4。在流型图上给出了环状流区与其它主要流型的分区。回归了实验环状流区的传热实验数据，得到的传热关联武计算值与实验值的平均绝对误差为9．1％。     

两种三维双侧强化管管外R245fa凝结换热的实验对比

为研究环保制冷剂R245fa在水平强化管外凝结换热特性及表面结构对管内外换热性能的影响,分别对三维齿结构低肋管(A管)和斜翅管(B管)进行管外凝结换热实验。在数据处理方法上,采用Wilson-Gnielinski图解法获得管内水侧对流换热系数及其计算关联式,再利用热阻分离法获得管外凝结换热系数。实验结果分析得出A管和B管的管内换热系数强化倍率分别为2.04和2.98,管外强化倍率分别为1.77～1.94,1.87～2.14,B管管内外换热性能都优于A管,造成两种强化管内外换热性能差异的主要因素是强化管内的螺纹高度和管外翅化比。     

水平三维内微肋管在局部蒸干区的沸腾换热及其关联式

为了得到不同流型下的换热性能 ,以 R1 3 4a为实验工质在一种水平三维内微肋管内进行了流动沸腾换热实验研究 ,通过可视化等措施对得到的主要流型及其转换曲线表示在 G-x图上。对局部蒸干区的沸腾换热特点进行了讨论 ,并根据此区域换热的特点 ,沿周向管壁分成两个部分 ,即 :蒸干部分和非蒸干部分。对于非蒸干部分又分为淹没微肋的底部液体 ,且认为同环状流换热机理相同 ,而另一部分认为液休带领在沟槽中 ,从而得到了此区域的换热实验关联式 ,此换热关联式与实验值的最大偏差在± 1 6%以内     

Experimental studies on heat transfer enhancement of the inside and outside spirally triangle finned tube with small spiral angles for high‐pressure preheaters

A new heat transfer enhanced tube—the inside and outside spirally triangle finned tube with small spiral angles (IOSTF tube)—was developed and manufactured for improving the performance of high‐pressure preheaters. The triangle flutes with small spiral angle on the outside surface of the IOSTF tube perform like the vertically fluted tube, and the triangle flutes with small spiral angle on the inside surface of the IOSTF tube perform like the spirally fluted tube. The experiments show that the total heat transfer coefficient of the vertical IOSTF tube is 63–95 per cent larger than that of the smooth tube with only a slight increase in the inside flowing friction and the field results show that a 43 per cent increase in the total heat transfer coefficient of the high‐pressure preheater with the IOSTF tubes can be obtained. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

多管型套管式换热器传热与流阻性能试验研究

多管型套管式换热器是在大尺寸外管的内部布置多根内管所构成的换热设备 ,与单根内管的套管式换热器相比 ,流量大幅增加 ,选用螺纹内管和管间折流板可以强化传热。对于多管型套管式换热器的传热性能试验 ,采用修正威尔逊法进行试验计算 ,得出了两种多管型套管式换热器的传热与流动阻力性能试验结果。     

An experimental and theoretical investigation into the heat transfer of a finned water wall tube in a circulating fluidized bed boiler

Heat transfer improvement in a water wall tube with fins was investigated in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. Experiments were first conducted in a 6 MWth CFB boiler then a model was developed to analyse and interpolate the results. Temperatures at some discrete points within the wall cross‐section of the tube were measured by burying 0.8 mm thermocouples within a tube. Experimental data showed an increase in heat absorption up to 45 per cent. A good agreement between measured and predicted values was noted. The distribution of temperature in the metal wall and of heat flux around the outer wall of a tube with longitudinal and lateral fins was analysed by numerical solution of a two‐dimensional heat conduction equation. Effects of bed‐to‐wall heat transfer coefficient, water‐to‐tube inside heat transfer coefficient, bed temperature, water temperature and thermal conductivity of the tube material on the heat flux around the water tube are discussed. The present work also examines the influence of the length of the longitudinal fin and the water tube thickness. Heat flux was highest at the tip of the longitudinal fin. It dropped, but increased again near the root of the lateral fin. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

波节管管内流动传热特性的三维数值模拟

利用Fluent三维数值模拟的方法,以水为介质,研究波节管管内流动传热特性,并进行场协同分析。结果表明:波节管波纹段内强回流区的存在,使其管内扰动明显,管内流动与传热特性都呈周期性规律变化,与外界换热效果良好。经计算,在入口流速为2m/s时,波节管的纵截面平均场协同数为0.347,场协同角为69.69°。     

Numerical simulation of R410A condensation in horizontal microfin tubes

The heat transfer characteristics of condensation for R410A inside horizontal microfin tubes with 0° and 18° helical angles were investigated numerically. The numerical data fit well with the experimental results and with the empirical correlations. The results indicate that local heat transfer coefficients increase with increasing mass flux, vapor quality, and helical angle. The heat transfer enhancement in the helical microfin tubes is more pronounced at higher mass flux and vapor quality. The centrifugal force induced by the microfin with a 18° helical angle tends to spread the liquid from the bottom to the top, leading to a nearly symmetrical liquid–vapor interface during condensation. Swirling flows in the liquid phase are observed in the tube with the 18° helical angle, but the liquid phase tends to flow to the bottom due to gravity in the tube with the 0° helical angle.     

Heat transfer characteristics of liquid–solid circulating fluidized beds

An experiment was conducted to obtain heat transfer data in liquid–solid circulating fluidized beds. In the experiment, two kinds of risers were provided, their inner diameter being 24 mm and 12 mm, respectively. Tested particles were of glass and ceramics, having a diameter range from 2.10 to 4.95 mm. Water at ambient conditions was used as the fluidizing liquid. The experimental data showed a trend where the heat transfer coefficient increases gradually with increasing liquid velocity approaching that for a liquid single‐phase flow (“heat transfer enhanced region”), and finally coincides with that for a liquid single‐phase flow (“liquid single‐phase heat transfer region”). The heat transfer coefficient in the heat transfer enhanced region was found to be a function of the slip velocity between liquid and particles. Based on the experimental data, a correlation was proposed for predicting the heat transfer coefficient in the entire region from the heat transfer enhanced region to the liquid single‐phase heat transfer region, which could reproduce the experimental data with an accuracy of ±15%. The proposed correlation agreed well with existing data. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 37(3): 127–137, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20200     

Heat transfer in liquid‐fluidized beds affected by column wall

Heat transfer from a column wall to liquid‐fluidized beds was investigated experimentally. The diameter ratio of particle to column was changed from 0.089 up to 0.332, using 11 sizes of particles and two sizes of columns. It was found from the experiment that the critical diameter ratio of particle to column is 0.2; below this value a good fluidizing condition is maintained for any flow rate and the heat transfer coefficient changes smoothly from the minimum fluidization to the liquid single‐phase flow. Based on the experimental data, a correlation was derived to predict heat transfer coefficients for the case affected by a column wall. © 2000 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 29(7): 598–608, 2000     

波纹管内流动与传热规律的数值计算

采用三维层流及低雷诺数湍流模型对波纹管内流动与传热性能进行了数值模拟,模拟结果与试验结果吻合良好.通过数值计算拓宽了波纹管流动与传热关联式的参数范围,发现在较大雷诺数(RP)范围内波纹管阻力系数随Re的变化趋势表现为指数规律.考察了不同波纹高度、波纹间距对流动与传热的影响,并对模型参数进行了综合性能评价,结果表明:波纹高度对波纹管内流动与传热的影响较波纹间距更显著;波纹管结构的强化传热性能只有在高Re条件下才得以体现,Re越大,波纹管综合性能因子也越高.通过数值计算得到了波纹管流动与传热的最优结构参数及最佳传热雷诺数范围.     

Experimental study on condensation heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop penalty factors in four microfin tubes

Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of four microfin tubes were experimentally investigated for condensation of refrigerants R134a, R22, and R410A in four different test sections. The microfin tubes examined during this study consisted of 8.92, 6.46, 5.1, and 4 mm maximum inside diameter. The effect of mass flux, vapor quality, and refrigerants on condensation was investigated in terms of the heat transfer enhancement factor and the pressure drop penalty factor. The pressure drop penalty factor and the heat transfer enhancement factor showed a similar tendency for each tube at given vapor quality and mass flux. Based on the experimental data and the heat-momentum analogy, correlations for the condensation heat transfer coefficients in an annular flow regime and the frictional pressure drops are proposed.     

Condensation heat transfer of R-134a inside a microfin tube with different tube inclinations

Experimental heat transfer studies during condensation of pure R-134a vapor inside a single microfin tube have been carried out. The microfin tube has been provided with different tube inclination angles of the direction of fluid flow from horizontal, α. The data are acquired for seven different tube inclinations, α, in a range of −90 to +90° and three mass velocities of 54, 81, and 107 kg/m²-s for each inclination angle during condensation of R-134a vapor. The experimental results indicate that the tube inclination angle of, α, affects the condensation heat transfer coefficient in a significant manner. The highest heat transfer coefficient is attained at inclination angle of α = +30°. The effect of inclination angle, α, on heat transfer coefficient, h, is more prominent at low vapor quality and mass velocity. A correlation has also been developed to predict the condensing side heat transfer coefficient for different vapor qualities and mass velocities.     

On the Performance of Ag/Oil Nanofluids in Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Sinusoidal Tube: Constant Heat Flux Boundary Condition

The present work provides an empirical investigation on the thermal characteristics of Ag/oil nanofluids flow inside a sinusoidal tube under a constant heat flux boundary condition. Ag/oil nanofluids have been prepared in low‐volume concentrations of 0.011%, 0.044%, and 0.171%. The average size of the nanoparticles was 20 nm. A heated coil was attached to the upper and lower surface of the tube that satisfied the constant thermal boundary condition of 204 W. The experiment has been pursued at low Reynolds numbers less than 160. A loop was designed to keep the flow hydrodynamically fully developed during the experiment. The test case was a sinusoidal tube. Upper and lower surfaces of the tube have been designed sinusoidally. Moreover, the width of the plates was long enough, so the problem was not considerably affected by the three‐dimensional releasing effect. Convective heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number were calculated. It has been observed that based on the acquired data of the present work, convective heat transfer coefficient increased up to 23% for the best case (nanofluid with a volume concentration of 0.171%) compared to the base fluid. This happened while the rise of the friction factor was very low. In addition, a comparison between the new results and the previous work by authors showed the positive performance of sinusoidal tubes in increasing the convective heat transfer coefficient (the average increase was calculated to be about 82%) compared to the annular tube.     

Heat transfer for flow boiling of water and critical heat flux in a half‐heated round tube under low‐pressure conditions

Heat transfer for flow boiling of water and critical heat flux (CHF) experiments in a half‐circumferentially heated round tube under low‐pressure conditions were carried out. To clarify the flow patterns in the heated section, experiments in the round tube under the same conditions were also carried out, and their results were compared. The experiments were conducted with atmospheric‐pressure water in test sections with inner diameter D = 6 mm, heated length L = 360 mm, inlet water subcooling ΔT_in = 80 K, and mass velocity G from 0 to 2000 kg/(m²·s) for the half‐circumferentially heated round tube and from 0 to 7000 kg/(m²·s) for the full‐circumferentially heated tube. The experimental data demonstrated that the wall temperature near the outlet of the half‐circumferentially heated tube remained almost the same until CHF. It was found that burnout occurred when the flow regime changed from churn flow to annular flow, and the liquid film on the heated wall dried out although liquid film on the unheated wall remained. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 31(3): 149–164, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.10022     

Turbulent heat transfer in a horizontal helically coiled tube

An experiment has been conducted in detail to study the turbulent heat transfer in horizontal helically coiled tubes over a wide range of experimental parameters. We found that the enhancement of heat transfer in the coils results from the effects of turbulent and secondary flows. With Reynolds number increasing to a high level, the contribution of the secondary flow becomes less to enhance heat transfer, and the average heat transfer coefficient of the coil is closer to that in straight tubes under the same conditions. The local heat transfer coefficients are not evenly distributed along both the tube axis and the periphery on the cross section. The local heat transfer coefficients on the outside are three or four times those on the inside, which is half of the average heat transfer. A correlation is proposed to describe the distribution of the heat transfer coefficients at a cross section. The average cross-section heat transfer coefficients are distributed along the tube axis. The average value at the outlet section should not be taken as the average heat transfer coefficient. © 1999 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 28(5): 395–403, 1999     

Turbulent flow heat transfer and pressure loss in a double pipe heat exchanger with louvered strip inserts

In the present work, heat transfer and friction characteristics were experimentally investigated, employing louvered strips inserted in a concentric tube heat exchanger. The louvered strip was inserted into the tube to generate turbulent flow which helped to increase the heat transfer rate of the tube. The flow rate of the tube was in a range of Reynolds number between 6000 and 42,000. The turbulent flow devices were consisted of (1) the louvered strips with forward or backward arrangements, and (2) the louvered strip with various inclined angles (θ = 15°, 25° and 30°), inserted in the inner tube of the heat exchanger. In the experiment, hot water was flowed through the inner tube whereas cold water was flowed in the annulus. The experimental data obtained were compared with those from plain tubes of published data. Experimental results confirmed that the use of louvered strips leads to a higher heat transfer rate over the plain tube. The increases in average Nusselt number and friction loss for the inclined forward louvered strip were 284% and 413% while those for the backward louvered strip were 263% and 233% over the plain tube, respectively. In addition, the use of the louvered strip with backward arrangement leads to better overall enhancement ratio than that with forward arrangement around 9% to 24%.     

重力热管单线内螺纹分布强化换热实验研究

采用实验方法,研究了不同的内螺纹分布和油浴温度等因素对热管换热特性的影响。实验选用的热管材料为紫铜,外径16 mm,壁厚3 mm,长度为200 mm,传热工质为水,充液率为20%。实验结果表明:在同一油浴温度下,内螺纹重力管的启动特性要优于光滑重力热管。对比不同油浴温度下,布置内螺纹能够有效地降低热管的工作温度。实验选型的内螺纹仅布置在蒸发段不会提高热管的换热系数,而在绝热段和冷凝段布置内螺纹则能够使换热系数显著提升,且随油浴温度的增加,换热系数线性增加。     

Boiling heat transfer correlations for refrigerant mixtures flowing inside micro-fin tubes

Based on experimental results of ternary non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture R417A flowing and boiling in one smooth and two internally grooved horizontal tubes with different geometrical parameters, a boiling heat transfer correlations was developed for refrigerant mixtures flowing inside micro-fin tubes by applying the enhancement factor in the present modified-Kattan model which was modified by the experimental data of R417A in a smooth tube. The comparison between the calculation and the experimental results indicates that the prediction by the present correlations is in good agreement with the experiment of refrigerant mixtures inside different microfin tubes with a standard deviation of ±30% for vapor qualities below 80%. __________ Translated from Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2007, 41(11): 1279–1283 [译自: 西安交通大学学报]