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Paper Title:
NUMERICAL MODELLING OF FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER
IN A CORRUGATED CHANNEL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER APPLICATIONS
In this paper, the heat transfer and flow characteristics for various
sinusoidal wavy channels models with different spacing ratio = s/2A and
waviness parameter = 2A/L are numerically investigated. The sinusoidal
wavy channel has the surface described by function
r = s / 2 + A sin ( 2.2884
px / L + p / 2) and the effect of channel
Introduction /
Purpose of the paper geometry on the wavy wall local pressure, local friction coefficient and
local Nusselt number has been carried out. The channel length Lx and
wavelength (corrugation pitch) L are maintained constant during
simulations. The channel dimensions modified are the width s (at values of
1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 mm) and the amplitude A (at values of 0.4, 0.65, 0.8 and 1
mm).
Theoretical background / Due to the importance of heat exchanger devices in various engineering
Research problem applications, heat transfer enhancement in such systems has gained great
popularity. Corrugated wavy channels can be used in specific heat
exchanger industrial applications, like in an engine intercooler system or in
primary surface heat exchanger recuperators for micro-turbines.
Geometrical complexity of such a wavy channel affects largely the flow
pattern, many parameters like amplitude, phase angle, inter-wall spacing
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and corrugation angle disturbing the hydrodynamic behavior of fluid flow
through this channel. The recirculation regions near the channel wall
caused by wavy wall specific geometry can improve mixing of the fluid,
which leads to the improvement in heat transfer.
From the numerical modelling it was showed that thermal boundary layer
gets thinner in the concave portions of the channel and amplitudes of the
local Nusselt number distribution along the lower channel wall increased
as the spacing ratio increases from 1.154 to 2.308 at a constant waviness
Contributions /
parameter = 0.137.
Original aspects
The pressure and friction coefficient variation from the concave to
convex portion of the channels increased as the waviness parameter was
raised from 0.084 to 0.1, decreasing from 2.5 to 1. In this case, just a
small variation of local Nusselt number distribution was observed.
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Key words (5) corrugation, laminar flow, heat transfer, Nusselt number, friction
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