| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 114, 2016
EFM15 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2015
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| Article Number | 02044 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Contributions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611402044 | |
| Published online | 28 March 2016 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611402044
CFD analysis of the two-phase bubbly flow characteristics in helically coiled rectangular and circular tube heat exchangers
School of Engineering, Kirkham Room 124, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
a Corresponding author: afsadni@uclan.ac.uk
Published online: 28 March 2016
Due to their ease of manufacture, high heat transfer efficiency and compact design, helically coiled heat exchangers are increasingly being adopted in a number of industries. The higher heat transfer efficiency over straight pipes is due to the secondary flow that develops as a result of the centrifugal force. In spite of the widespread use of helically coiled heat exchangers, and the presence of bubbly two-phase flow in a number of systems, very few studies have investigated the resultant flow characteristics. This paper will therefore present the results of CFD simulations for the two-phase bubbly flow in helically coiled heat exchangers as a function of the volumetric void fraction and the tube cross-section design. The CFD results are compared to the scarce flow visualisation experimental results available in the open literature.
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