This work presents an experimental geometric optimization study to maximize the total heat transfer rate between a bundle of finned tubes in a given volume and a given external flow both for circular and elliptic arrangements, for general staggered configurations. The results are reported for air as the external fluid, in the range , where is the smaller ellipse axis. Experimental optimization results for finned circular and elliptic tubes arrangements are presented. A relative heat transfer gain of up to 80% is observed in the elliptic arrangement optimized with respect to tube-to-tube spacings, as compared to the optimal circular one. A relative heat transfer gain of 80% is observed in the three-way optimized elliptic arrangement in comparison with the two-way optimized circular one; i.e., with respect to tube-to-tube and fin-to-fin spacings. An empirical correlation for the three-way optimized configuration was obtained to evaluate the resulting maximized dimensionless heat transfer rate.
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Optimally Staggered Finned Circular and Elliptic Tubes in Turbulent Forced Convection
R. L. S. Mainardes,
R. L. S. Mainardes
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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R. S. Matos,
R. S. Matos
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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J. V. C. Vargas,
J. V. C. Vargas
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
e-mail: jvargas@demec.ufpr.br
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
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J. C. Ordonez
J. C. Ordonez
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Advanced Power Systems,
Florida State University
, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-6046
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R. L. S. Mainardes
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
R. S. Matos
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazil
J. V. C. Vargas
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Centro Politécnico,
Universidade Federal do Paraná
, Caixa Postal 19011, Curitiba, PR, 81531-990, Brazile-mail: jvargas@demec.ufpr.br
J. C. Ordonez
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Advanced Power Systems,
Florida State University
, Tallahassee, FL, 32310-6046J. Heat Transfer. May 2007, 129(5): 674-678 (5 pages)
Published Online: December 15, 2006
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April 10, 2006
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December 15, 2006
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Mainardes, R. L. S., Matos, R. S., Vargas, J. V. C., and Ordonez, J. C. (December 15, 2006). "Optimally Staggered Finned Circular and Elliptic Tubes in Turbulent Forced Convection." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. May 2007; 129(5): 674–678. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2712860
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