Heat transfer surface enhancement through the use of longitudinal vortices: a review of recent progress

AM Jacobi, RK Shah - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 1995 - Elsevier
Flow through an interrupted or enhanced heat exchanger passage is complicated and may
cause the natural formation f vortices that can enhance local heat transfer by several …

Parametric sensitivity analysis and optimisation of a solar air heater with multiple rows of longitudinal vortex generators

DJ Dezan, AD Rocha, WG Ferreira - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This current research is focused on sensitivity analysis and surrogate-based optimization of
solar air heater channel-types with three rows delta winglet pairs arranged in both Common …

Experimental and numerical thermal performance in solar receiver heat exchanger with trapezoidal louvered winglet and wavy groove

P Promvonge, P Promthaisong, S Skullong - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A numerical and experimental study on the thermal–hydraulic performance of a solar
receiver heat exchanger (SRH) equipped with a newly designed longitudinal-vortex …

Vortices, generators and heat transfer

M Fiebig - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 1998 - Elsevier
Longitudinal vortices are more efficient for heat transfer enhancement than transverse
vortices. A survey is given on triangular and rectangular protrusions from a heat transfer …

An investigation of the thermo-hydraulic performance of the smooth wavy fin-and-elliptical tube heat exchangers utilizing new type vortex generators

B Lotfi, B Sundén, Q Wang - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional CFD numerical simulation is successfully carried out on thermo-
hydraulic characteristics of a new smooth wavy fin-and-elliptical tube (SWFET) heat …

Heat transfer enhancement by winglet-type vortex generator arrays in compact plain-fin-and-tube heat exchangers

A Joardar, AM Jacobi - International journal of refrigeration, 2008 - Elsevier
The potential of winglet type vortex generator (VG) arrays for air-side heat transfer
enhancement is experimentally evaluated by full-scale wind-tunnel testing of a compact …

Heat transfer augmentation in a circular tube with delta winglet vortex generator pairs

C Zhai, MD Islam, R Simmons, I Barsoum - International Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Winglet pairs are promising longitudinal vortex generators which can be used to produce
streamwise vortices that do not decay until further downstream and consequently increase …

Heat transfer enhancement by delta-wing-generated tip vortices in flat-plate and developing channel flows

MC Gentry, AM Jacobi - J. Heat Transfer, 2002 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Using delta wings placed at the leading edge of a flat plate, streamwise vortices are
generated that modify the flow; the same wings are also used to modify a developing …

Augmentation of heat transfer by creation of streamwise longitudinal vortices using vortex generators

G Biswas, H Chattopadhyay, A Sinha - Heat Transfer Engineering, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper summarizes the current state of the art related to improvement of the heat
exchanger surfaces using streamwise longitudinal vortices. Primarily, the improvements …

Impact of leading edge delta-wing vortex generators on the thermal performance of a flat tube, louvered-fin compact heat exchanger

A Joardar, AM Jacobi - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2005 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of delta-wing type vortex generators is experimentally evaluated by full-
scale wind-tunnel testing of a compact heat exchanger typical to those used in automotive …