Flow characteristics of an air-filled bayonet tube under laminar conditions

This paper provides the details of a combined experimental and numerical study of the bayonet tube under laminar conditions when the fluid is air. Attention is focused on the flow and frictional characteristics of the tube. The data constitute a systematic investigation of the effect of the principa...

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Published inThe International journal of heat and fluid flow Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 186 - 193
Main Authors Minhas, Harpal, Lock, G.S.H., Wu, Maolin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.1995
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
bayonet tube
Devices using thermal energy
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
heat exchanger
Heat exchangers (included heat transformers, condensers, cooling towers)
laminar
bayonet tube
heat exchanger
laminar
Air flow
Experimental result
Sensitivity analysis
Laminar flow
Reynolds number
Friction coefficient
Numerical simulation
Mathematical models
Heat exchangers
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Summary:This paper provides the details of a combined experimental and numerical study of the bayonet tube under laminar conditions when the fluid is air. Attention is focused on the flow and frictional characteristics of the tube. The data constitute a systematic investigation of the effect of the principal parameters on the overall pressure drop, represented by an Euler number. Specifically discussed are the effects of Reynolds number, length-diameter ratio, the ratio of annular to inner tube area, and the ratio of the end clearance to the tube diameter. A complimentary series of visual studies is also described.
ISSN:0142-727X
1879-2278
DOI:10.1016/0142-727X(95)97181-Q