Original scientific paper
Performance Analysis in Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement in Sinusoidal Pipes
Lütfü NAMLI
orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-0889
; Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kurupelit/Samsun, Turkey
Habip ASAN
; Turkish Patent Institute, Yebunagakke/Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
In this study, a performance analysis of the sinusoidal pipes with various
amplitudes (in constant period) and various periods (in constant amplitude)
have been performed by utilizing non-dimensional entropy generation equation
(Ns) mathematically developed for constant wall temperature thermal boundary
condition. According to the performance analysis based upon the characteristics
obtained in experimental study; for laminar flow 2Sin 0.25X pipe shows the
best performance in constant period while Sin 0.5X and Sin X pipes show the
best performance in constant amplitude. For turbulent flow the all-sinusoidal
pipes show nearly the same performance as the straight pipe in constant period
while Sin 0.25X and Sin 0.5X pipes show the best performance in constant
amplitude.
Keywords
Heat transfer enhancement; Non-dimensional entropy generation; Performance analysis; Sinusoidal pipes
Hrčak ID:
66559
URI
Publication date:
29.10.2010.
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