Numerical simulations are used to analyze the thermal performance of turbulent flow inside heat exchanger tube fitted with cross-cut twisted tape with alternate axis (CCTA). The design parameters include the Reynolds number , cross-cut width ratio , cross-cut length ratio , and twist ratio . The objective functions are the Nusselt number ratio , the friction factor ratio , and the thermal performance . Response surface method (RSM) is used to construct second-order polynomial correlations as functions of design parameters. The regression analysis shows that heat transfer ratio decreased with increasing both the Reynolds number and the width to diameter ratio of the twisted tape. This means that the twisted tape has more influence on heat transfer at smaller inlet fluid velocities. Sensitivity analysis reveals that among the effective input parameters, the sensitivity of to the Reynolds number is the highest. The results reveal that thermal performance enhances with increasing the width to diameter ratio of the twisted tape . The maximum thermal performance factor of 1.531 is obtained for the case of , and .
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Sensitivity Analysis of a Heat Exchanger Tube Fitted With Cross-Cut Twisted Tape With Alternate Axis
M. E. Nakhchi,
M. E. Nakhchi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran 11155-9567, Iran
Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran 11155-9567, Iran
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J. A. Esfahani
J. A. Esfahani
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
e-mail: abolfazl@um.ac.ir
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
e-mail: abolfazl@um.ac.ir
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M. E. Nakhchi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran 11155-9567, Iran
Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran 11155-9567, Iran
J. A. Esfahani
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
e-mail: abolfazl@um.ac.ir
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
e-mail: abolfazl@um.ac.ir
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Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received October 12, 2018; final manuscript received January 30, 2019; published online February 27, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Danesh K. Tafti.
J. Heat Transfer. Apr 2019, 141(4): 041902 (8 pages)
Published Online: February 27, 2019
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Received:
October 12, 2018
Revised:
January 30, 2019
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Nakhchi, M. E., and Esfahani, J. A. (February 27, 2019). "Sensitivity Analysis of a Heat Exchanger Tube Fitted With Cross-Cut Twisted Tape With Alternate Axis." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. April 2019; 141(4): 041902. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042780
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