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Augmentation of Heat Transfer by Creation of Streamwise Longitudinal Vortices Using Vortex Generators

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Title Augmentation of Heat Transfer by Creation of Streamwise Longitudinal Vortices Using Vortex Generators
 
Creator Biswas, Gautam
Chattopadhyay, Himadri
Sinha, Anupam
 
Subject Heat transfer
 
Description This paper summarizes the current state of the art related to improvement of the heat exchanger surfaces using streamwise longitudinal vortices. Primarily, the improvements related to fin-tube cross-flow heat exchangers and the plate-fin heat exchangers have been addressed. Protrusions in certain forms, such as delta wings or winglet pairs, act as vortex generators, which can enhance the rate of heat transfer from the heat exchanger surfaces that may be flat or louvered. The strategically placed vortex generators create longitudinal vortices, which disrupt the growth of the thermal boundary layer, promote mixing between fluid layers, and hence lead to augmentation in heat transfer. The flow fields are dominated by swirling motion associated with modest pressure penalty. Heat transfer is augmented substantially for all the proposed configurations of the longitudinal vortex generators, such as delta wings, rectangular winglet pairs, and delta winglet pairs, with varying degree of pressure penalty. Both computational and experimental investigations on flow and heat transfer in the heat exchanger passages with built-in vortex generators are revisited and summarized.
 
Publisher Taylor and Francis
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
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Identifier Biswas, Gautam and Chattopadhyay, Himadri and Sinha, Anupam (2012) Augmentation of Heat Transfer by Creation of Streamwise Longitudinal Vortices Using Vortex Generators. Heat Transfer Engineering, 33 ((4-5)). pp. 406-424. ISSN 0145-7632
 
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