Heat transfer and pressure-drop experiments have been performed for gas flow inside nine, 1/2-in-OD, 0.035-in. wall thickness, A-nickel, spirally corrugated tubes. The corrugations, which varied from 0.003–0.028 in. deep, were formed by pulling the tubes through a rotating head containing four embossing tools; corrugation-spacing-to-corrugation-depth ratios (P/e) ran from 16–41. The data, for heat transfer to nitrogen, at approximately 200 psig, were correlated by an expression of the form NNu,B (NPr,B)−0.4 × (Tw/TB)0.5 = A(NRe,B)m, where all the physical properties were evaluated at bulk gas conditions. The exponent, m, on the Reynolds number was observed to be consistently greater (0.854–0.900) than the value of 0.8 found for smooth tubes; the constant, A, varied from 0.0095–0.0195 with no apparent correlation with P/e. Friction factors, measured with adiabatic airflow, were found to be up to 1.7 times that for smooth tubes. Tubes of this geometry were found to be very effective in enhancing heat transfer. On an equal pumping power basis, for example, a tube with P/e = 22 had a heat transfer coefficient 22 percent greater than a smooth tube.
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The Heat Transfer and Pressure-Drop Characteristics of Gas Flow Inside Spirally Corrugated Tubes
G. J. Kidd, Jr.
G. J. Kidd, Jr.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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G. J. Kidd, Jr.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
J. Heat Transfer. Aug 1970, 92(3): 513-518 (6 pages)
Published Online: August 1, 1970
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June 12, 1969
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August 11, 2010
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Kidd, G. J., Jr. (August 1, 1970). "The Heat Transfer and Pressure-Drop Characteristics of Gas Flow Inside Spirally Corrugated Tubes." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. August 1970; 92(3): 513–518. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3449703
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