TY - JOUR
TI - Analysis of heat transfer in a heated tube with a different typed disc insertion
AU - Turan Betül
AU - Öztop Hakan F
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 1
SP - 139
EP - 149
PT - Article
AB - Heat transfer and fluid flow can be controlled in a tube by inserting  different typed passive elements. The main objective of this study is to  control heat transfer and fluid flow using cutting edged disc in pipe.  Governing equations of laminar, two-dimensional flow is solved via finite  volume technique. The disc is adiabatic and its thickness is 5mm. It is  located into axial axis of the tube. Three cases were applied based on the  type of the disc as inclination angle of the top side is 45º and 0º.  Calculations were performed for different Reynolds number in the range of 335  < Re < 845. Three cases were tested based on types of discs. It is observed  that each position exhibits different heat transfer ratio according to  studied Reynolds number. The highest heat transfer is formed when inlet flow  impinges to flat side of the cutting edged baffle.