This paper presents the results of an experimental study of forced convection heat transfer in a narrow rectangular duct fitted with an elliptical tube and one or two delta-winglet pairs. The duct was designed to simulate a single passage in a fin-tube heat exchanger. Heat transfer measurements were obtained using a transient technique in which a heated airflow is suddenly introduced to the test section. High-resolution local fin-surface temperature distributions were obtained at several times after initiation of the transient using an imaging infrared camera. Corresponding local fin-surface heat transfer coefficients were then calculated from a locally applied one-dimensional semi-infinite inverse heat conduction model. Heat transfer results were obtained over a Reynolds number range based on duct height of 670–6300. Pressure-drop measurements have also been obtained for similar elliptical-tube and winglet geometries, using a separate single-channel, multiple-tube-row pressure-drop apparatus. The pressure-drop apparatus includes four tube rows in a staggered array. Comparisons of heat transfer and pressure-drop results for the elliptical tube versus a circular tube with and without winglets are provided. Mean heat transfer results indicated that the addition of the single winglet pair to the oval-tube geometry yielded significant heat transfer enhancement, averaging 38% higher than the oval-tube, no-winglet case. The corresponding increase in friction factor associated with the addition of the single winglet pair to the oval-tube geometry was very modest, less than 10% at and less than 5% at
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Local Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers Using Oval Tubes and Vortex Generators
James E. O’Brien,
James E. O’Brien
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
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Manohar S. Sohal,
Manohar S. Sohal
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
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Philip C. Wallstedt
Philip C. Wallstedt
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
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James E. O’Brien
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Manohar S. Sohal
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Philip C. Wallstedt
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division November 7, 2003; revision received May 11, 2004. Associate Editor: K. S. Ball.
J. Heat Transfer. Oct 2004, 126(5): 826-835 (10 pages)
Published Online: November 16, 2004
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Received:
November 7, 2003
Revised:
May 11, 2004
Online:
November 16, 2004
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O’Brien , J. E., Sohal , M. S., and Wallstedt, P. C. (November 16, 2004). "Local Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers Using Oval Tubes and Vortex Generators ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. October 2004; 126(5): 826–835. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1795239
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