Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Numerical and experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a circular tube with CDTE

  • Original
  • Published:
Heat and Mass Transfer Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper reported numerical simulation investigations on heat transfer performance of ZrO2-water and Cu-water nanofluids in the tube with concentric double twisted element(CDTE)(Re = 6000-12000). Furthermore, experiments verified that the two-phase flow model method was more suitable for the numerical simulation of nanofluids in the tube with CDTE. The Nusselt numbers with CDTE and nanofluids obviously increased and also showed a positive correlation with the nanofluid concentration. The Nusselt numbers of Cu-water nanofluid were better than ZrO2-water nanofluid. While the friction factor(f ) of CDTE tube between the nanofluids increased little, the maximum difference was only 3.23%. The heat transfer performance was evaluated by performance evaluation criteria (PEC), cross-section entransy efficiency(ψc) and radial-flow(RF) number. The heat transfer performance of Cu-water nanofluids was all superior to ZrO2-water nanofluids. The PEC values in nanofluids increased with increasing concentration. The maximum PEC value was 1.96 in 1% Cu-water nanofluid. Subsequently, the ψc of CDTE tube increased with the increase of cross-section position and nanofluid concentration. The maximum ψc was 91.22% in 1% Cu-water nanofluid at Re= 6000. When an appropriate concentration of nanofluids was used and the nanofluid was passed through the CDTE, the RF numbers increased obviously. The maximum RF number was 0.1028 with 0.5% Cu-water nanofluid at Re= 6000.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
Fig. 17

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

A:

Surface area ,m2

C p :

Specific heat at constant pressure, J/kg⋅K

C v :

Specific heat at constant volume, J/kg⋅K

D:

Inner diameter of the tube, mm

d i :

Diameter of the inner twisted element, mm

d o :

Outer diameter of the outer twisted element, mm

E:

Entransy, J ⋅K

f :

Friction factor

h m :

Convection heat transfer coefficient, W/m2 ⋅K

L:

Length of the tube, mm

m:

Mass flow rate, kg/h

N u :

Nusselt number, h⋅D/λ

Pr:

Prandtl number, μ ⋅ Cp/λ

P:

Pressure of fluid, Pa

Q :

Constant volume heat capacity, W

q :

Heat flux, W/m2

R e :

Reynolds number, ρUD/μ

T:

Temperature of fluid, K

\(\overline u\) :

Average velocity of fluid, m/s

Z:

Cross-section position

ΔP:

Pressure drop

ΔT:

Convective heat transfer temperature difference

δ:

Thickness of twisted unit, mm

ψ :

Entransy efficiency

λ :

Thermal conductivity coefficient of fluid, W/m⋅K

ρ:

Density, kg/m3

μ:

Dynamic viscosity, kg/m⋅s

κ :

Volume fraction

0:

Plain tube

bf:

basefluid

c:

Cross-section

diss:

Dissipation

dr:

Drift velocity

e:

Element

g:

Grid

H:

High temperature

I:

Interlaced twisted element

in:

Inlet

L:

Low temperature

nf:

Nanofluid

out:

Outlet

w:

Wall

References

  1. Rahimi M, Shabanian SR, Alsairafi AA (2008) Experimental and CFD studies on heat transfer and flow resistance characteristics of a tube equipped with modified twisted tape inserts[J]. Chem Eng Process Process Intensification 48(3)

  2. Naphon P, transfer Heat (2006) pressure drop in the horizontal double pipes with and without twisted tape insert. Int Commun Heat Mass Transfer 33:166–175

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Sarma PK, Subramanyam T, Kishore PS, Rao VD, Kakac S (2003) Laminar convective heat transfer with twisted tape inserts in a tube. Int J Therm Sci 42:821–828

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Garcia A, Vicente PG, Viedma A (2005) Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement with wire coil inserts in laminar-transition-turbulent regimes at different Prandtl numbers. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 48:4640–4651

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Eiamsa-ard S, Wongcharee K, Eiamsa-ard P, Thianpong C (2010) Thermohydraulic investigation of turbulent flow through a round tube equipped with twisted tapes consisting of centre wings and alternate-axes. Exp Therm Fluid Sci 34:1151–1161

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Ponnada S, Subrahmanyam T, Naidu SV (2019) A comparative study on the thermal performance of water in a circular tube with twisted tapes, perforated twisted tapes and perforated twisted tapes with alternate axis. Int J Therm Sci 136:530–538

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Liu G, Yang C, Zhang J, Zong H, Xu B, Qian JY (2020) Internal Flow Analysis of a Heat Transfer Enhanced Tube with a Segmented Twisted Tape Insert. Energies 13:207

  8. Rahimi M, Shabanian SR, Alsairafi AA (2008) Experimental and CFD studies on heat transfer and flow resistance characteristics of a tube equipped with modified twisted tape inserts. Chem Eng Process Process Intensification 48:762–770

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Eiamsa-ard S, Thianpong C, Promvonge P (2006) Experimental investigation of heat transfer and flow friction in a circular tube fitted with regularly spaced twisted tape elements. Int Commun Heat Mass Transfer 33:1225–1233

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Chang SW, Yang TL, Liou JS (2007) Heat transfer and pressure drop in tube with broken twisted tape insert. Exp Thermal Fluid Sci 32:489–501

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Yang F, Yan YY (2013) Fluid flow and heat transfer numerical simulation of SK type static mixer. Technol Dev Chem Industry 42:46–48 + 62

  12. Han JG, Wu X, Zhou Y (2012) Experimental study of the heat transfer and resistance characteristics of a tube internally inserted by a twisted tape and a spiral coil. J Eng Thermal Energy Power 27:434–438 + 514–515

  13. Chang SW, Yu K-W, Lu MH (2005) Heat transfer in tubes fitted with single, twin, and triple twisted tapes. Exper Heat Transfer 18:279–294

  14. Hosseinnezhad R, Akbari OA, Afrouzi HH, Biglarian M, Koveiti A, Toghraie D (2018) Numerical study of turbulent nanofluid heat transfer in a tubular heat exchanger with twin twisted-tape inserts. J Thermal Anal Calorim 132:741–759

  15. Sun B, Liu T (2015) Numerical simulation study on heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in twisted-tape inserts tubes. J North Dianli Univ 35:10–17

  16. Ahmad S, Abdullah S, Sopian K (2095) Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Thermal Performances of SiC/Water and Al2O3/Water Nanofluid Inside a Circular Tube with constant-increased-PR Twisted Tape Energies 13

  17. He Y, Jin Y, Chen H (2007) Heat transfer and flow behaviour of aqueous suspensions of TiO2 nanoparticles (nanofluids) flowing upward through a vertical pipe. Int J Heat Mass Transf 50:2272–2281

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Armaghani T, Rashad AM, Vahidifar O, Mishra SR, Chamkha AJ (2019) Effects of discrete heat source location on heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid in an open inclined L-shaped cavity. Int J Numer Methods Heat Fluid Flow 29:1363–1377

  19. Liu XB, Meng JA, Guo ZY (2008) Entropy production extremum and entransy dissipation extremum in heat exchanger parameter optimization. Chin Sci Bullet 53:3026–3029

  20. PAKB C, CHOIY L (1998) Hydrodynamic and heat transfer study of dispersed fluids with submicron metallic oxide particles. Exp Heat Transfer 11:151–170

  21. Li BD, Liu P, Zheng NB, Liu ZC, Liu W (2016) Numerical simulation of Hhelically dimpled tubes for convection heat Transfer and pressure drop. J Eng Thermophys 37:1261–1267

  22. Chaware P, Sewatkar CM (2018) Effects of tangential and radial velocity on fluid flow and heat transfer for flow through a pipe with twisted tape insert—laminar flow

  23. Hong TK, Yang HS, Choi CJ (2005) Study of the enhanced thermal conductivity of Fe nanofluids. J Appl Phys 97:1–4

  24. Tao WQ (2001) Numerical Heat Transfer, 2nd ed. Xi’an Jiao tong University Press, Xi’ an, pp 337–375

  25. Eiamsa-ard S, Wongcharee K, Sripattanapipat S (2009) 3-D Numerical simulation of swirling flow and convective heat transfer in a circular tube induced by means of loose-fit twisted tapes. Int Commun Heat Mass Transfer 36:947–955

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Tian LT, He YL, Tao YB, Tao WQ (2009) A comparative study on the air-side performance of wavy fin-and-tube heat exchanger with punched delta winglets in staggered and in-line arrangements. Int J Therm Sci 48(9):1765–1776

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Zhang L, Qian HW, Xuan Y (2005) numerical simulation of the three demensional fluid flow and heat transfer of heat exchanger tubes with twisted-tape insert. J Mech Eng 07:66–70

  28. Xuan Y, Li O (2000) Heat Transfer Enhancement of Nanofluids. Heat Fluid Flow 21:58–64

  29. Einstein A (1956) Investigations on the theory of the browmian movement [M]. Dover, New York

    Google Scholar 

  30. Eiamsa-ard S, Kiatkittipong K (2014) Heat transfer enhancement by multiple twisted tape inserts andl TiO2/water nanofluid. Appl Therm Eng 70:896–924

  31. Suresh S, Venkitaraj KP, Selvakumar P (2011) Comparative study on thermal performance of helical screw tape inserts in laminar flow using Al2O3/water and CuO/water nanofluids. Superlattice Microst 49:608–622

  32. Yan DF (2015) Flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluid in twisted-tape inserts in tubes [D]. Northeast Dianli University

  33. Lee S, Choi SUS, Li S (1999) Measuring thermal conductivity of fluids contain in oxides nanofluids. 121:280–289

  34. Akbari M, Galanis N, Behzadmehr A (2011) Comparative analysis of single and two-phase models for CFD studies of nanofluid heat transfer [J]. Int J Thermal Sci 50(8):1343–1354

  35. Sun B, Liu ZS, Li XY (2012) Heat transfer characteristics of ZrO2-water nanofluid with laminar flow in tube. Chem Eng (China) 40:35–39

  36. Guo ZY, Zhu HY, Liang XG (2007) Entransy-a physical quantity describing heat transfer ability. Int J Heat Mass Transfe 50:2545–2556

  37. Xu MT (2011) The thermodynamic basis of entransy and entransy dissipation 36:4272–4277

  38. Cheng XT, Chen Q, Hu GJ, Liang XG (2013) Entransy balance for the closed system undergoing thermodynamic processes 60:180–187

  39. Cheng XT, Liang XG (2014) Discussion on the application of entransy theory to heat-work conversion 63:40–47

  40. Wang WH, Cheng XT, Liang XG (2013) Analyses of the endoreversible Carnot cycle with entropy theory and entransy theory 22:110506

  41. Duan DX, Cui YF, Fang AB, Nie CQ (2017) Effects of swirl strength on combustion induced vortex breakdown (CIVB) flashback in methane/air premixed flames. J Propul Technol 38:1327–1334

  42. Kitoh O (1991) Experimental study of turbulent swirling flow in a straight pipe. J Fluid Mech 225:445–79

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Economical and Technical Development Zone, 11#Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110142, People’s Republic of China

    Aoyu Zhang, Zhixiao Wang, Guibin Ding, Huibo Meng & Zongyong Wang

  2. School of New Energy, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, 2, West Wenhua Road, Weihai, 264209, People’s Republic of China

    Aoyu Zhang

Authors
  1. Aoyu Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Zhixiao Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Guibin Ding
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Huibo Meng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Zongyong Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zongyong Wang.

Additional information

Publisher’s note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhang, A., Wang, Z., Ding, G. et al. Numerical and experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a circular tube with CDTE. Heat Mass Transfer 57, 1329–1345 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03026-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03026-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation