Laminar convection in the annulus of a double-pipe with triangular fins. (English) Zbl 1271.76318
Summary: A steady and laminar convective flow has been numerically simulated in the fully-developed annular region of a finned double-pipe subjected to the constant heat flux boundary condition imposed at the inner-pipe wall. Finite element method has been employed in this study. Friction factor and Nusselt number have been studied as flow characteristics against variations in the ratio of radii of the inner and the outer pipes, the fin height, the fin half angle and the number of fins. The results show significant enhancement in the heat transfer rate in both the cases when sufficient pumping power is available and when it is not. The minimum and maximum increase in the product of friction factor and Reynolds number relative to the finless geometry is more than one time and more than 40 times respectively while gain in the relative value of Nusselt number lies in the range 1–177. This provides an evidence of more than four times enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient relative to that in the pressure loss as a result of extended fin surfaces.
MSC:
| 76R10 | Free convection |
| 76M10 | Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics |
| 80A20 | Heat and mass transfer, heat flow (MSC2010) |
Keywords:
incompressible; laminar flow; convective heat transfer; finned double-pipe; finite element methodReferences:
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