This study presents an experimental investigation of the characteristics of convective heat transfer in horizontal shell and coil heat exchangers in addition to the friction factor for fully developed flow through their helically coiled tube (HCT). Five heat exchangers of counterflow configuration were constructed with different HCT-curvature ratios () and tested at different mass flow rates and inlet temperatures of γ-Al2O3/water nanofluid in the HCT. The tests were performed for γ-Al2O3 with average size of 40 nm and particles volume concentration () from 0% to 2% for . Totally, 750 test runs were performed from which the HCT-average Nusselt number () and fanning friction factor () were calculated. Results illustrated that and of nanofluids are higher than those of the pure water at same flow condition, and this increase goes up with the increase in . When increases from 0% to 2%, the average increase in is of 59.4–81% at lower and higher HCT-Reynolds number, respectively, and the average increase in is of 25.7% and 27.4% at lower and higher HCT-Reynolds number, respectively, when increases from 0% to 2% for . In addition, results showed that and increase by increasing coil curvature ratio. When increases from 0.0392 to 0.1194 for , the average increase in is of 130.2% and 87.2% at lower and higher HCT-Reynolds number, respectively, and a significant increase of 18.2–7.5% is obtained in the HCT-fanning friction factor at lower and higher HCT-Reynolds number, respectively. Correlations for and as a function of the investigated parameters are obtained.
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Effect of γ-Al2O3/Water Nanofluid on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Shell and Coil Heat Exchanger With Different Coil Curvatures
M. R. Salem,
M. R. Salem
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mails: me_mohamedreda@yahoo.com;
mohamed.abelhamid@feng.bu.edu.eg
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mails: me_mohamedreda@yahoo.com;
mohamed.abelhamid@feng.bu.edu.eg
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R. K. Ali,
R. K. Ali
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: ragabkhalil1971@gmail.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: ragabkhalil1971@gmail.com
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R. Y. Sakr,
R. Y. Sakr
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: rsakr85@yahoo.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
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K. M. Elshazly
K. M. Elshazly
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: drkaramelshazly@yahoo.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: drkaramelshazly@yahoo.com
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M. R. Salem
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mails: me_mohamedreda@yahoo.com;
mohamed.abelhamid@feng.bu.edu.eg
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mails: me_mohamedreda@yahoo.com;
mohamed.abelhamid@feng.bu.edu.eg
R. K. Ali
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: ragabkhalil1971@gmail.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: ragabkhalil1971@gmail.com
R. Y. Sakr
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: rsakr85@yahoo.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: rsakr85@yahoo.com
K. M. Elshazly
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: drkaramelshazly@yahoo.com
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra,
Benha University,
108 Shoubra Street, Cairo 11629, Egypt
e-mail: drkaramelshazly@yahoo.com
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. Manuscript received May 7, 2014; final manuscript received March 31, 2015; published online June 9, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Mehmet Arik.
J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. Dec 2015, 7(4): 041002 (9 pages)
Published Online: June 9, 2015
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May 7, 2014
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March 31, 2015
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Salem, M. R., Ali, R. K., Sakr, R. Y., and Elshazly, K. M. (June 9, 2015). "Effect of γ-Al2O3/Water Nanofluid on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Shell and Coil Heat Exchanger With Different Coil Curvatures." ASME. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. December 2015; 7(4): 041002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030635
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