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12
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Figure 10. Spanwise averaged heat flux on the fin for three
different Reynolds numbers.
Span.veraged Nusselt mmber
20
Nu",
Re=500.
--- Re=300,
Re=100,Fi
,
o 2 8 8
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12
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Figure n. Span averaged Nusselt number on the fin for three
different Reynolds numbers.
100 ,------------..,
-+-- fI=o1000
-- flo5OO
--- R-100
95
'It (%)
90
100 200 300
Re
500
Figure 12. Dependence of the fin effi-
ciency on the Reynolds number and the
fin parameter Fi,
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0.20 ,..--,..--........ -T"""-.,--...--,...--,..--,...--,...----,
0.18
0.12
0.08
~ F i = 5 ~
0.04 ~
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0.00 ......- ......-"'--"'--"'--"'---'--'--'---'-----'
100 200
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Figure 13. Dependence of apparent friction factor f.
pp
and Col-
burn j factor of a finned oval-tube element on Reynolds number.
Heat transfer reversal as found in a finned circular tube [3J was not found in
the FOT. '
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Flow and conjugate heat transfer in an FOT element have been investigated
by three-dimensional simulation with finite-volume method in curvilinear coordi-
nates. Air with Pr = 0.7 is used as a working medium. Parameter variation of Re
and Fi has been performed. Thermal analysis reveals that the fin temperatures
remain high in the investigated range of parameters, and so do the fin efficiencies,
which depend weakly on Fi. This means that material can be saved by making
thinner fins without a significant decrease in fin efficiency.
Heat transfer on the outer surface of the tube increases with decreasing Fi
and increasing Re, For the investigated configuration and Re range, the ratio of
heat transfer on the tube to that on the fin R
Q
remains under 10%. Judging from
the tendency of the curves, it is possible that R
Q
may exceed 10%, at higher Re
and smaller Fi.
With an oval tube, heat transfer on a large area of the fin is primarily
determined by the fin boundary layers. It is therefore necessary to improve the
heat transfer in that area, which is in the scope of another article, where a wing
type vortex generator is used as a tool for heat transfer enhancement.
REFERENCES
1. Y. Chen, M. Fiebig, and N. K. Mitra, Conjugate Heat Transfer of a Finned Oval Tube,
Part 1: Flow Patterns, Numer. Heat Transfer, Part A, this issue.
2. VDI-Wiirmeatlas, 7. Auflage, VDI Verlag, Dusseldorf, 1994.
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HEAT TRANSFER OF A FINNED OVAL TUBE, PART B 401
3. M. Fiebig, A. Grosse-Gorgemann, Y. Chen, and N. K. Mitra, Conjugate Heat Transfer of
a Finned Tube, Part A: Heat Transfer Behavior and Occurrence of Heat Transfer
Reversal, Numer. Heat Transfer, Part A, vol. 28, pp. 133-146, 1995.
4. M. Fiebig, Y. Chen, A. Grosse-Gorgemann, and N. K. Mitra, Conjugate Heat Transfer of
a Finned Tube, Part B: Heat Transfer Augmentation and Avoidance of Heat Transfer
Reversal by LVG, Numer. Heat Transfer, Part A, vol. 28, pp. 147-155, 1995.
5. Y. Chen, M. Fiebig, and N. K. Mitra, Numerical Investigation of the Fin Efficiencies in a
Finned Oval Tube, in Proc. 15th lMACS World Congress on Scientific Computation
Modelling and Applied Mathematics, Berlin, Germany, vol. 5, pp. 761-766, August 24-29,
1997.
6. W. M. Kays and A. L. London, Compact Heat Exchangers, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hili, New
York,1984.
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