Thermal-hydraulic design correlations are developed to predict isothermal f and Nu for in-tube, turbulent flows with twisted-tape inserts. Experimental data taken for water and ethylene glycol, with y = 3.0, 4.5, and 6.0, are analyzed, and various mechanisms attributed to twisted tapes are identified. Tube blockage and tape-induced vortex mixing are the dominant phenomena that result in increased heat transfer and pressure drop; for loose- to snug-fitting tapes, the fin effects are insignificant. The limiting case of a straight tape insert correlates with the hydraulic-diameter-based smooth tube equation. Tape twist effects are thus isolated by normalizing the data with the asymptotic predictions for y = ∞, and the swirl effects are found to correlate with Re and l/y. The validity of the final correlations is verified by comparing the predictions with previously published data, which include both gases and liquids, under heating and cooling conditions and a wide range of tape geometries, thereby establishing a very generalized applicability. Finally, correlations for laminar (presented in the companion Part I paper) and turbulent flows are combined into single, continuous equations. For isothermal f, the correlation describes most of the available data for laminar-transition-turbulent flows within ±10 percent. For Nu, however, a family of curves is needed due to the nonunique nature of laminar-turbulent transition.
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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Twisted-Tape Inserts in Isothermal Tubes: Part II—Transition and Turbulent Flows
R. M. Manglik,
R. M. Manglik
Heat Transfer Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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A. E. Bergles
A. E. Bergles
Heat Transfer Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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R. M. Manglik
Heat Transfer Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590
A. E. Bergles
Heat Transfer Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590
J. Heat Transfer. Nov 1993, 115(4): 890-896 (7 pages)
Published Online: November 1, 1993
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July 1, 1992
Revised:
March 1, 1993
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May 23, 2008
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Manglik, R. M., and Bergles, A. E. (November 1, 1993). "Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Twisted-Tape Inserts in Isothermal Tubes: Part II—Transition and Turbulent Flows." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. November 1993; 115(4): 890–896. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2911384
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