Numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer of n-decane in sub-millimeter spiral tube at supercritical pressure

The flow and heat transfer characteristics of n-decane in the sub-millimeter spiral tube(SMST) at supercritical pressure(p = 3 MPa) are studied by the RNG k-ε numerical model in this paper. The effects of various Reynolds numbers(Re) and structural parameters pitch(s) and spiral diameter(D) are analyzed.Results indicate that the average Nusselt numberNu and friction factorNu increase with an increase in Re, and decrease with an increase in D/d(tube diameter). In terms of the structural parameter s/d, it is found that as s/d increases, the Nu first increase, and then decrease. and the critical structural parameter is s/d = 4. Compared with the straight tube, the SMST can improve Nu by 34.8% at best, while it can improve Nu by 102.1% at most. In addition, a comprehensive heat transfer coefficient is applied to analyze the thermodynamic properties of SMST. With the optimal structural parameters of D/d = 6 and s/d = 4, the comprehensive heat transfer factor of supercritical pressure hydrocarbon fuel in the SMST can reach 1.074. At last, correlations of the average Nusselt number and friction factor are developed to predict the flow and heat transfer of n-decane at supercritical pressure.

Heat Transfer and Resistance Characteristics of Conical Spiral Tube Bundle Based on Field Synergy Principle

Conical spiral tube bundle are universally used in heat transfer enhancement in heat exchangers.The heat transfer and resistance of the tube bundle are affected greatly by the conical structure,so the analysis of it is necessary.In order to a further evaluation,the heat transfer and resistance characteristics of conical spiral tube bundle are investigated with regression analysis based on numerical simulation data.The correlations of heat transfer and pressure drop of conical spiral tube bundle are proposed both in laminar and turbulent fluid flow.On the based of the field synergy principle,the synergy of four vectors,the velocity,the velocity gradient,the temperature gradient and the pressure gradient,are calculated and discussed via the user defined function（UDF） program.The synergy angles β and θ,which respectively denote the performance of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop of the conical spiral tube bundle,are analyzed.Finally,the comprehensive performance of the conical spiral tube is evaluated by the synergy angle γ and all of the three synergy angles of conical spiral tube bundle are compared to both bare tube and thin cylinder-interpolated tube.The analysis of the synergy angles shows that the heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop of conical spiral tube bundle are smaller than that of the thin cylinder-interpolated tube,while the comprehensive performance of conical spiral tube bundle is greater.The analysis of the heat transfer and pressure drop of conical spiral tube is valuable and instructional on the design and optimum of conical spiral tube bundle heat exchangers.

Study on Numerical Simulation for Control of Winding Process of Thin Wall Spiral Tube

Being aimed at the inside wall wrinkling and sinking phenomenon of palladium-yttrium alloy thin wall spiral tube used for preparation of high purity hydrogen, extraction of hydrogen isotope, and purification and separation of hydrogen in the winding process, this article analyzed the reasons for above phenomena, established a numerical simulation model of winding process of above tube, using elastic-plastic Finite Element method analyzed the max. tensile stress and max. compression stress and their locations, thereby provides a theory base for the control of working forming course of thin wall spiral tube.

Comparative investigation on the heat transfer performance of an energy storage system with a spiral tube and straight tube:An experimental approach

Latent heat thermal energy storage systems can effectively fill the gap between energy storage and application, and phase-change materials(PCMs) are crucial media for storing thermal energy. Therefore, how to maximize the utilization efficiency of PCMs has attracted widespread attention. In this study, the thermal behavior of two thermal storage units employing a spiral tube and straight tube as heat transfer tubes was experimentally researched and comprehensively compared. Stefan numbers were used to investigate the impact of the heat transfer fluid temperature on the PCM melting process. The temperature distribution of PCMs,temporal evolution of the melting front, and temperature variations of measurement points in both tanks were compared. The average temperature and energy storage of PCMs were calculated to evaluate the thermal performance of different configurations. The results indicate that compared to cylinder B(with a straight tube), the energy storage in cylinder A(with a spiral tube)increased by 78.8%, 38.5%, and 19.6% at Stefan numbers of 1.08, 1.28, and 1.48, respectively. Moreover, the increase in the Stefan number simultaneously ascended the average temperature and energy storage of PCMs in containers A and B, causing the shortening of the melting time. When the Stefan number was increased from 1.28 to 1.48, the storage capacity was raised from3233.18 to 3463.8 k J, and the total melting time was decreased by 34.2% from 547.5 to 360 min after the PCM was loaded in cylinder A. The research results lay a certain foundation for a deeper study of enhanced heat transfer in spiral tubes.

VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION OF CONICAL SPIRAL TUBE BUNDLE

Heat transfer enhancement is achieved by flow-induced vibration in elastic tube bundles heat exchangers. For a further understanding of heat transfer enhancement mechanism and tube structure optimization, it is of importance to study the vibration characteristics of fluid-structure interaction of tube bundles. The finite element method is applied in the study of fluid-structure interaction of a new type elastic heat transfer element, i.e., the dimensional conical spiral tube bundle. The vibration equation and element matrix for the tube are set up by the regulation of different helical angles and coordinate transformation, together with the simplification of the joint body of the two pipes. The vibration characteristics of conical spiral tube bundle are analyzed at different velocities of the tube-side flow, and the critical velocity of vibration buckling is obtained. The results show that the natural frequency of the tube bundle decreases as the flow speed increases, especially for the first order frequency, and the critical velocity of vibration buckling is between 1.2665 m/s-1.2669 m/s. The vibration mode of conical spiral tube bundle is mainly z-axial, which is feasible to be induced and controlled.

Experimental study of shell side flow-induced vibration of conical spiral tube bundle

Conical spiral tube bundles are widely used in enhancing the heat transfer via the flow-induced vibration in heat exchangers. The shell side flow-induced vibration of the conical spiral tube bundle is experimentally investigated in this paper. The experi- ment table was built and the operational modes, the vibration parameters of the tube bundle were analyzed. The results show that, the operational mode frequencies of the conical spiral tube are decreased as the shell-side fluid flow velocity increases, especially for the first order frequency. Within the parameter range of this experiment, the real working frequency of the conical spiral tube is between the 1 st and the 2nd operational modes, and the free end vibration amplitude of the tube bundle increases greatly when the shell side fluid flow velocity exceeds a critical value.

Simulation Analysis and Experimental Verification of Spiral-tube-type Valveless Piezoelectric Pump with Gyroscopic Effect

The current research of the valveless piezoelectric pump focuses on increasing the flow rate and pressure differential. Compared with the valve piezoelectric pump, the valveless one has excellent performances in simple structure, low cost, and easy miniaturization. So, their important development trend is the mitigation of their weakness, and the multi-function integration. The flow in a spiral tube element is sensitive to the element attitude caused by the Coriolis force, and that a valveless piezoelectric pump is designed by applying this phenomenon. The pump has gyroscopic effect, and has both the actuator function of fluid transfer and the sensor function, which can obtain the angular velocity when its attitude changes. First, the present paper analyzes the flow characteristics in the tube, obtains the calculation formula for the pump flow, and identifies the relationship between pump attitude and flow, which clarifies the impact of flow and driving voltage, frequency, spiral line type and element attitude, and verifies the gyroscopic effect of the pump. Then, the finite element simulation is used to verify the theory. Finally, a pump is fabricated for experimental testing of the relationship between pump attitude and pressure differential. Experimental results show that when Archimedes spiral θ=4π is selected for the tube design, and the rotation speed of the plate is 70 r/min, the pressure differential is 88.2 Pa, which is 1.5 times that of 0 r/min rotation speed. The spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump proposed can turn the element attitude into a form of pressure output, which is important for the multi-function integration of the valveless piezoelectric pump and for the development of civil gyroscope in the future.

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSVERSE VIBRATION OF CONICAL SPIRAL TUBE BUNDLE WITH EXTERNAL FLUID FLOW

The conical spiral tube bundle is a new type of heat transfer elements used to enhance heat transfer through flow-induced vibration. The effect of the external fluid flow on the transverse vibration of the conical spiral tube bundle is investigated with a mathematical method proposed in this article. Firstly, the natural vibration of the tube bundle is obtained by the hammering excitation method and the mode shapes of the transverse vibration are discussed. Then the effect of the external fluid flow on the transverse vibration of tube bundle is analyzed by a combination of experimental data, empirical correlations and FEM. The results show that in the frequency range from 0 Hz to 50 Hz, there exist six transverse vibrations. The external fluid flow has a significant effect on the frequency of the tube＇s transverse vibration, which are decreased by about 18% to 24% when the external fluid flow speed is 0.3 m/s.

Heat and mass transfer through spiral tubes in absorber of absorption heat pump system for waste heat recovery

Heat and mass transfer of a LiBr/water absorption heat pump system(AHP)was experimentally studied during working a heating-up mode.The examination was performed for a single spiral tube,which was simulated for heat transfer tubes in an absorber.The inside and outside of the tube were subjected to a film flow of the absorption liquid and exposed to the atmosphere,respectively.The maximum temperature of the absorption liquid was observed not at the entrance but in the region a little downward from the entrance in the tube.The steam absorption convective heat transfer coefficient between the liquid film flowing down and the inside wall of the temperature and the film temperature at the maximum temperature location and the bottom.The film heat and mass transfer coefficients rose with increasing Reynolds number of the liquid film stream.The coefficients showed opposite trend to the empirical correlation reported for laminar film flow on a straight smooth tube in a refrigeration mode in the past work.The fact can be caused due to a turbulent promotion effect of the liquid in a spiral tube.

Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of spiral coiled tube: Effects of Reynolds number and curvature ratio

Numerical analysis was performed to investigate flow and heat transfer characteristics in spiral coiled tube heat exchanger. Radius of curvature of the spiral coiled tube was gradually increased as total rotating angle reached 12n. As the varying radius of curvature became a dominant flow parameter, three-dimensional flow analysis was performed to this flow together with different Reynolds numbers while constant wall heat flux condition was set in thermal field. From the analysis, centrifugal force due to curvature effect is found to have significant role in behavior of pressure drop and heat transfer. The centrifugal force enhances pressure drop and heat transfer to have generally higher values in the spiral coiled tube than those in the straight tube. Even then, friction factor and Nusselt number are found to follow the proportionality with square root of the Dean number. Individual effect of flow parameters of Reynolds number and curvature ratio was investigated and effect of Reynolds number is found to be stronger than that of curvature effect.

Heat transfer characteristics of air cross-flow for in-line arrangement of spirally corrugated tube and smooth tube bundles

An experimental study on heat transfer and resistance coefficients of linearly arranged smooth and spirally corrugated tube bundles in cross-flow was performed. The heat transfer and resistance coefficients are presented in this paper with transverse and longitudinal tube-pitch and tube geometries taken into account. The experiment's results can provide technical guidelines for application to horizontal air preheater with arranged in-line spirally corrugated tube bundles, especially to the air preheater for CFBCBs (Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Boilers).

A Numerical Study on Fully Developed Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Spiral Finned Tube

In this paper, the standard k-ε two-equation model is adopted to numerically simulate fully developed fluid flow and heat transfer in a spiral finned tube within a cracking furnace for ethylene manufacturing. By variable transformation, the original 3-D problem is converted into a 2-D problem in spiral coordinates. The algorithm of SIMPLEC is used to study the fully developed fluid flow and heat transfer in the spiral finned tube at constant periphery temperature and constant axial heat flux. The computed results agree pretty well with the experimental data obtained from the industry. Further studies on the fluid flows and temperature profiles at different Reynolds numbers within straight and spiral finned tubes are conducted and the mechanisms involved are explored. It is found that with the spiral finned tube, pressure drop increases to a great extent whereas heat transfer tends to be decreased.

重力引导螺旋型鼻肠管空肠置管操作流程及教学歌诀

为了提高鼻肠管床旁定位的有效性和空肠置管的成功率,根据经典文献,结合自己的操作实践,编写了一个重力引导螺旋型鼻肠管空肠置管的操作流程及教学歌决。歌决内容:肠内营养寓胜算,空肠置管莫等闲。方法多样各神通,大力推广路漫长。半坐吞咽进食管,回抽自如识胃腔。右卧轻张过幽门,左卧低阻到空肠。胃内折返何征象?导管反弹最先见,充气受阻“折返征”,染色定位胜影像。真空试验最敏感,酸碱序变特异强,美蓝试验神答问,三法联用共导航。腹部平片金标准,超声时代仍可参。立体影像整体观,更有断层解疑难。此教学歌决以简明扼要、易于记忆的形式,成为临床手把手鼻肠管置管教学的有力工具。

螺旋扭曲扁管传热流阻性能及工艺计算方法研究

螺旋扭曲扁管是一种非标换热管,成熟的热交换器计算商业软件,如HTRI、Aspen EDR等目前均尚未提供对应的计算模型,现有计算方法存在不统一、偏差大等问题。以螺旋扭曲扁管为对象,通过数值模拟计算、实验测试对其进行传热及流阻性能研究,综合利用HTRI传热计算软件,建立了一套螺旋扁管传热及流阻性能的通用化计算方法。进行了通用化计算结果、数值模拟分析数据、实验测试数据的对比,验证了通用计算方法的准确性,对螺旋扭曲扁管的工艺设计具有指导意义。

充分利用隧道窑热量同步焙烧煤矸石轻集料技术研究

主要介绍了充分利用隧道窑热量同步焙烧煤矸石轻集料技术及节能焙烧设备的研究情况,依据以内螺旋筒为特征结构的节能焙烧工作原理,研究、设计、试制了实验炉模拟设备,并以辽源市煤矸石为原料进行了相关焙烧试验,验证了其所形成的煤矸石轻集料焙烧新工艺。模拟实验表明,利用隧道窑热量(余热)同步焙烧煤矸石轻集料技术具有可行性。

圆管和扁形管的绕管式换热器壳侧流体降膜流动特性

为探究异型管绕管式换热器壳侧流体降膜流动和分布特性,建立了绕管式换热器三维物理模型,并基于流体体积(VOF)法多相流模型进行了数值模拟,对比分析了圆管和扁形管的管外流体降膜流动特性。结果表明:圆管和扁形管的管外轴向降膜流动分布均呈现“波谷-波峰-波谷”形状;扁形管的管外流体降膜流动速度明显大于圆管;圆管的管外液膜最薄处为圆周角120°处,扁形管的管外液膜最薄处在90°~120°之间;随着管间距的增加,圆管和扁形管的管外液膜平均厚度均呈下降趋势,扁形管周向液膜平均厚度比等周长圆管小10%~29%;随着缠绕角的增加,扁形管的管周向液膜平均厚度比等周长圆管小4%~28%。因此,推荐使用扁形管替代圆管作为绕管式换热器的缠绕管。

CFRP-PVC管内置螺旋筋混凝土柱抗震性能试验研究

聚氯乙烯(PVC耐腐蚀)、碳纤维(CFRP轻质高强)和螺旋筋(强塑性)进行组合可以使材料特性充分互补从而为混凝土提供约束,有效改善钢筋混凝土的力学性能。为研究CFRP-PVC管内置螺旋筋混凝土柱的抗震性能,以螺旋筋直径、螺旋筋间距和剪跨比为变化参数,完成9个试件的低周反复加载试验。结果表明:绝大部分试件发生了CFRP-PVC复合管断裂的压弯破坏,螺旋筋在达到极限荷载后在受压区提供明显约束作用,从而提高抗震性能;所有试件破坏延性在2.76~4.35之间,极限层间位移角均大于1/30,满足规范要求;螺旋箍筋直径的减小、螺旋筋间距的增加和剪跨比的增大均使试件的抗剪承载力和延性降低,但对刚度退化影响不大。基于ABAQUS软件建立的精细有限元模型能较准确地预测CFRP-PVC螺旋筋复合约束混凝土柱在恒定轴力和反复水平力下的承载力和内部混凝土开裂行为,参数分析表明:轴压比、混凝土强度显著影响试件的承载力和变形能力,纵筋强度和直径对试件承载力和屈服后的刚度影响较大,并提出混凝土强度与轴压比限值的匹配关系。所提出的压弯承载力计算方法在较低轴压比和使用普通强度等级混凝土时具有良好的适用性。

射流管插入深度对螺旋通道传热性能的影响

为了揭示射流管插入深度对螺旋通道传热性能的影响规律,采用数值模拟方法对不同相对插入深度(δ=0~0.625)下通道内流场特性和强化换热特性进行了分析。结果表明:随着δ的增大,射流核心区到达外壁面的距离变短,在射流入射位置处射流管两侧的二次涡范围扩大,流体对上下壁面的冲击作用增强;上、下传热壁面的局部努赛尔数Nu_(c)随着δ的变化规律基本相同,最佳传热位置(Nu_(c)最大的位置)随着δ的增大向外壁面靠拢;内壁面的Nu_(c)在射流管壁内侧范围随着δ的增大而减小,在外侧范围随着δ的增大而增大;射流管插入深度增加对螺旋通道外壁面传热性能提高的效果最为明显;截面努赛尔数Nu_(θ)随着螺旋角度γ的增大呈现3个变化区域,即入口区域、射流影响区域和出口区域,其中入口区域和出口区域的Nu_(θ)随着γ的变化保持稳定,但出口区域的Nu_(θ)比入口区域高19%左右,Nu_(θ)最大值位于射流入射点下游5°左右的位置;在螺旋角度γ=-15°~45°的范围内射流对传热的影响最大,传热的影响范围基本与射流管的插入深度无关;综合换热评价指标(PEC)随着δ的增加呈现先增大后减小的变化规律,δ=0.250是螺旋通道最佳的综合传热性能结构参数。

不同螺旋缠绕异形管换热器壳程性能数值研究

缠绕管的形状对螺旋缠绕管换热器的传热能力有重要影响,本文建立了具有不同截面形状的螺旋缠绕管换热器模型,数值研究了八种不同截面形状的缠绕管对螺旋缠绕管换热器壳程流动与传热性能的影响。相比于传统圆管,三叶管和水滴管对壳程流体造成的扰动较大,增强了螺旋缠绕管换热器的综合换热性能,而三叶管则具有最大换热能力。进一步分析了不同冲刷方式对螺旋三叶管换热器和螺旋水滴管换热器壳程性能的影响,结果表明:在相同的进口工况下,螺旋三叶管换热器壳程努塞尔数相比于传统圆管提高了11.8%~15.5%,阻力系数增大了41.9%~49.6%;螺旋水滴管换热器壳程努塞尔数相比于传统圆管提高了2.8%~4.3%,阻力系数增大了3.2%~6.8%;在雷诺数为2 603~5 206的工况条件下,管截面与流动方向夹角为0°的三叶管换热器综合换热性能最好,而管截面与流动方向呈逆流形式的水滴管换热器综合换热性能优于顺流形式。

加装螺旋导流板的双层铜管换热器传热性能分析

为提高螺旋铜管(SCT)换热器的综合传热性能,通过在换热器内加装螺旋形导流板,采用双向流固耦合计算方法,分析了不同入口流速和导流板安装位置下对换热器内部双层SCT的振动和传热性能的影响。数值结果表明:双层SCT换热器外层SCT的振动强度明显高于内层;无振动时内层SCT的传热系数高于外层,有振动时外层SCT的传热系数高于内层;随着入口流速增加,内外层SCT的振幅均增大,传热系数提高;导流板的安装位置会直接影响SCT的振动和传热特性,且在SCT呈现最大振动强度和最佳传热性能时的安装位置并不相同;对比振动强化传热参数Q PEC和综合传热性能因子R JF发现,双层SCT换热器的Q PEC和R JF均高于单层,两螺旋导流板分别安装在换热器的左、下位置时,Q PEC最大,安装在换热器的左、上位置时,R JF最大且比安装在左、下位置时最高增大了7.99%。该研究可为高性能SCT换热器的设计提供理论和数据支撑。