Heat Transfer
Heat Transfer
Heat Transfer
3D NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF
HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS IN A DOUBLE PIPE
LONGITUDINAL FINED HEAT EXCHANGER
Son Thanh Nguyen
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Danang - University of Technology and Education
ntson@ute.udn.vn
Abstract: In this research, a numerical investigation is the mean Nusselt numbers of the hot and cold fluid flow of
done on the influence of geometrical and operating case 1 (x = 75%) have smallest value in three cases.
parameters on heat transfer process in a double pipe Additionally, the thermal effectiveness of the double pipe
longitudinal fined heat exchanger. With Reynolds numbers longitudinal fined heat exchanger increases with increasing
of the hot fluid flow Reh from 5000 to 17000 for case 1, 2 the Reynolds numbers of the hot fluid flow and decreasing
and 3 (x = 75%, 50% and 37.5% respectively) of double the ratio x. The thermal effectiveness of the double pipe
pipe longitudinal fined heat exchanger were investigated. longitudinal fined heat exchanger obtained maximum of ε =
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The results of the study show that mean Nusselt numbers of 16.35% corresponding to Reh = 17000 and x = 37.5%.
the hot fluid flow increase with Reynolds numbers of the Keywords: Double pipe heat exchanger; CFD simulation;
hot fluid flow increases in all cases, but mean Nusselt Heat transfer; Longitudinal fins.
numbers of the cold fluid flow has decreased trend; in there,
1. INTRODUCTION rate and pressure drop. Pethkool et al. [10] used a
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corrugated pipe as the central pipe of a double-pipe
Nowadays, double pipe heat exchangers are heat exchanger to investigate its impacts on heat
widely used in industry and our daily life, such as in transfer rate and pressure drop. They found that
power generation, chemical industries, as well as considerable rises in heat transfer and pressure drop
refrigerators and ventilators [1, 2]. This is because
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are obtained with the increases in depth and torsional
they have a wide working temperature range, can
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exchanger, such as installing turbulators [3], using In recent years, computational fluid dynamics
porous materials [4], introducing nanofluids [5], (CFD) simulations are based on the Navier-Stokes
modifying passages [6], etc… However, to the best of equation, used to describe the motion of fluids, which
our knowledge, changing geometrical configuration is can clarify the complex flow and heat transfer
a straightforward but very effective approach. Indeed, patterns inside double pipe heat exchangers with
a simple modification of geometry that not only much more details but rather reduced cost. So CFD
increases heat transfer remarkably, but also does not has been largely employed in scientific investigations
affect pressure drop too much is favorable: Zhang et and engineering applications of double-pipe heat
al. [7], Barga and Saboya [8] researched on helical exchangers. Sun and Zhang [12] conducted a
fins arrangement and continuous longitudinal numerical study on the impact of large vortices on
rectangular fins to increase heat transfer. Designing thermal and flow characteristics of turbulent airflows
double pipe heat exchangers with fins proves to be a in a fin-and-tube heat exchanger. Their outcomes
cost-effective approach, given their affordability reveal that heat transfer coefficient in larger pipes is
when compared to pristine tube surfaces. Sadighi et higher than that in smaller pipes by 20 - 30%. Sharifi
al. [9] used corrugated pipes as both inner and outer et al. [13] used CFD to study the effects of helical
pipes and investigated their effects on heat transfer wire inserts on heat transfer and pressure drop in a
rate and pressure drop. Their results indicate that the double pipe heat exchanger. Their results show that
induced turbulence obviously increases heat transfer regarding the heat-exchanger containing coiled wire
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efficiency of a double pipe longitudinal fined heat A. Governing Equations
exchanger. Thus, this study is oriented to further
clarify this issue. Continuity, momentum and energy equations for
an incompressible flow in a steady regime are
in this study, through CFD simulation combined expressed as follows,
with analysis to consider the influence of longitudinal
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rectangular fin geometric parameters: fin heigh, .V = 0 (1)
number of fins,… on temperature distribution, heat . ( VV ) = −P + . ( ( + t ) V )
transfer rate, effectiveness, which are investigated
( )
(2)
under a range of reynolds number. + . −V ' V '
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2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
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parameters of the inner pipe. To this end, a 500 mm viscosity (kg/m.s), μt is fluid turbulent viscosity
long double-pipe heat exchanger was made of steel, (kg/m.s), V’ is velocity fluctuation (m/s), T is
d1 54 temperature (K), Cp is heat capacity (J/kg.K), and keff
having a = mm for outer pipe and a is effective heat conductivity (W/m.K).
d 2 60
d3 16 B. Definition of performance indicators
= mm for inner pipe was considered. In
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Q h + Qc Pc
Q= ,W (6) fc = (13)
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c .Vc2 .
According to heat transfer theory, ratio between 2 D
actual and maximum achievable heat transfer rates Here, ΔPc is pressure drop of the cold fluid flow
represents effectiveness, which is calculated as: (Pa), Vc is fluid velocity at inlet of the annulus side
Q (m/s) and ρc is fluid density of the cold fluid flow
= (7) (kg/m3).
Qmax
Reynolds numbers of the hot fluid flow and the
Here, Qmax = ( m.Cp ) (T
h,in − Tc,in ) cold fluid flow are defined as
min
h .Vh .d3
in which (mCp)min indicates the smaller value Reh = (14)
between mcCp,c and mhCp,h. h
And, mean convective heat transfer coefficients of c .Vc .D
the hot fluid flow and the cold fluid flow can be Rec = (15)
obtained as c
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0,5 ( Th,in + Th,out ) − Tw
C. Boundary conditions
qw Hot fluid enters the inner pipe at constant
c = , W/m2.K (9)
Tw − 0,5 ( Tc,in + Tc,out ) temperature of 333K and velocity of
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Reh .h
Here, Tw is mean temperature of the inner pipe Vh = , m/s (16)
h .d3
wall (K), and q w is mean thermal flux on the inner
Cold fluid enters the annulus with constant flow
pipe wall (W/m2). rate of 0.1 kg/s and temperature of 293K in the
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Thus, mean Nusselt numbers of the hot fluid flow opposite direction.
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and the cold fluid flow are Static pressure is assumed to be atmospheric at
.d both outlets. Moreover, mass balance is used. Same
Nu h = h 3 (10) turbulent intensity and hydraulic diameter as those at
h
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commercial software Ansys-Fluent®. Convection
terms in momentum, energy, turbulent kinetic energy,
and turbulent losses were discretized with the second-
order upwind scheme. The variables are set converged
at 10-6.
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To validate the numerical accuracy, numerical
prediction of dependence of mean Nusselt numbers of
the hot fluid flow on Reynolds numbers of the hot
fluid flow for case 3 was compared with analytical
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data. It can be seen from Fig. 4 that our numerical
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by 6.32%, 6.5% respectively.
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three cases
Fig. 8,9 show effects of Reynolds numbers of the
Fig.5. Effects of Reynolds numbers hot fluid flow on mean Nusselt numbers of the hot and
of the hot fluid flow on hot and cold fluid cold fluid flow for the three cases. It can be seen that
flow temperature at outlet for the three cases mean Nusselt numbers of the hot fluid flow increase
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consist of case 1 (x =75%), case 2 (x=50%) and case 3
(x=37.5%) respectively. After validating the CFD
predictions using analytical data, effects of
longitudinal rectangular fin geometric parameters on
temperature distribution, heat transfer rate,
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effectiveness were studied. The main findings are:
Fig.9. Effects of Reynolds numbers of the hot fluid - Temperature at outlet of the hot and cold fluid
flow on mean Nusselt numbers of the cold fluid flow flow increases with Reynolds numbers of the hot fluid
for the three cases flow increases in all cases. The maximum temperature
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C. Effectiveness at outlet of the cold fluid flow for case 1, 2, 3 are
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- The thermal effectiveness increases with [12] L. Sun and C.-L. Zhang, "Evaluation of elliptical finned-tube
heat exchanger performance using CFD and response surface
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of the hot fluid flow Reh from 5000 to 17000. For Shirazi, "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique to
example, at Reh = 17000, the thermal effectiveness in study the effects of helical wire inserts on heat transfer and
case 2, case 3 are higher than that in case 1 by 4.76%, pressure drop in a double pipe heat exchanger", Applied
Thermal Engineering, vol. 128, pp. 898-910, 2018/01/05/
5.17% respectively. 2018.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT [14] H. Arjmandi, P. Amiri, and M. Saffari Pour, "Geometric
optimization of a double pipe heat exchanger with combined
This research is funded by University of vortex generator and twisted tape: A CFD and response surface
Technology and Education - The University of methodology (RSM) study", Thermal Science and Engineering
Danang under project number T2022-06-20. Progress, vol. 18, p. 100514, 2020/08/01/ 2020.
[15] A. Fouda, S. A. Nada, H. Elattar, H. Refaey, and A. Mahfouz,
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