THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Shiquan Zhu

,

Yisen Peng

,

Chuanxiao Cheng

,

Tian Qi

,

Zhenya Zhang

,

Yuhang Peng

,

Longjiang Li

,

Tingxiang Jin

NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDY OF ENHANCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER IN THE TUBE BASED ON WINGLET VORTEX GENERATOR

ABSTRACT
In order to enhance the heat transfer effect and improve the energy utilization efficiency of the circular tube under turbulent flow, rhombic and triangular winglet vortex generators are proposed on the basis of rectangular winglet vortex generator. The effects of three vortex generators on flow and heat transfer in the tube are investigated by numerical simulations. The results indicate that, the rectangular and triangular winglets generate two pairs of longitudinal vortices and the triangular winglets generate four pairs of longitudinal vortices due to additional shrink-age regions. The multiple longitudinal vortices increase the mixing between the fluids, raise the temperature in the central region of the tube, and enhance the heat transfer effect. Furthermore, the triangular winglet enhanced tube has the largest direct flow area and the least effect on resistance. The triangular winglet enhanced tube had the best comprehensive performance, followed by the rhombic winglet enhanced tube, and finally, the rectangular winglet enhanced tube. The performance evaluation criterion reached 1.04-1.13, 1.05-1.15, and 1.08-1.21 for the three enhanced tubes in the given flow rate interval. In addition, the effect of inclination angle on the triangular winglet enhanced tube was further investigated, and the results show that the best comprehensive performance of enhanced heat transfer is achieved at an inclination angle of 45°, with a maximum performance evaluation criterion of 1.25.
KEYWORDS
Heat Transfer Enhancement, Winglet vortex generator, Longitudinal vortex
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2023-09-10
PAPER REVISED: 2023-10-18
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-10-22
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2023-12-10
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI230910265Z
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2024, VOLUME 28, ISSUE Issue 2, PAGES [1941 - 1954]
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