Modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow for decaying swirl flow in a circular pipe
- Karadeniz Technical Univ., Trabzon (Turkey). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
The economic benefits of energy and material savings have prompted and received greatest attention in order to increase convective heat transfer rates in the process equipment. In the present study, a propeller type swirl generator was developed, and its effects on heat transfer and fluid flow were investigated numerically and experimentally for air flow in a pipe. In the numerical study, for axisymmetrically, incompressible turbulent swirl flows, the Navier-Stokes equations were solved using the {kappa}-{var_epsilon} turbulent model. So that a computer program in Fortran was constructed using the SIMPLEC Algorithm. In experimental work, axial and tangential velocity distributions behind the swirl generator were measured by using hot-wire anemometry. Experimental and numerical axial and tangential velocity distributions along the pipe were compared, and good agreement was found. Axial velocity profile showed a decrement in the central portion of the pipe and an increased axial velocity was seen in near the wall. Tangential velocity profiles had a maximum value and its location moved in radially with distance. The effects of swirl flow on the heat transfer and pressure drop were also investigated experimentally.
- OSTI ID:
- 619549
- Journal Information:
- International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 25, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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