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Thermal performance modeling of turbulent flow in multi tube in tube helically coiled heat exchangers

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences • 2018
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Authors A. Fouda, S.A. Nada, H.F. Elattar, H.A. Refaey, Abdullah S. Bin-Mahfouz
Keywords Helically coiled; Multi tubes in tube; Turbulent flow; Coil performance; Pumping power
Journal International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 135
Issue Not Available
Pages 621–638
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
Heat transfer characteristics and performances of a multi tubes in tube helically coiled ( MTTHC ) heat exchanger are numerically investigated. The effects of operating and geometrical parameters on the thermal and hydro- dynamic performances of the coil are studied and presented for turbulent flow regimes. The current simulation model is compared and validated with available experimental results and a good agreement is obtained. The nu- merical results showed that, the overall heat transfer coefficient ( U o ) enhanced by 23% and 28% with increasing Reynolds numbers of hot and cold water ( Re hw and Re cw ) from 9000 to17000 and 14,000 to 22,000, respectively. Coil effectiveness (