Heat transfer enhancement using different types of vortex generators (VGs): A review on experimental and numerical activities

M Awais, AA Bhuiyan - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review on heat transfer augmentation and pressure
loss reduction of compact heat exchanger (CHXs) by using interrupted surfaces in the form …

Recent advancement in heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in cross flow heat exchangers

CK Mangrulkar, AS Dhoble, S Chamoli, A Gupta… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The cross-flow heat exchanger is a special type of heat exchanger involving the exchange of
heat in the case of two fluids flowing in an orthogonal direction. The heat exchanger often …

Additively-manufactured metallic porous lattice heat exchangers for air-side heat transfer enhancement

JY Ho, KC Leong, TN Wong - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, two novel porous lattice air-cooled heat exchangers (Lattice 1 and Lattice 2)
were fabricated by the selective laser melting (SLM) technique from an aluminum alloy …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of design parameters on passive control of heat transfer enhancement phenomenon in heat exchangers–A brief review

MR Ali, K Al-Khaled, M Hussain, T Labidi… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of innovative heat exchangers with improved heat transfer performance is
an important concern for heat transfer applications. The use of passive techniques such as …

Novel design of delta winglet pair vortex generator for heat transfer enhancement

M Oneissi, C Habchi, S Russeil, D Bougeard… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Heat transfer is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be greatly enhanced with the aid
of vortex generators (VG). Three-dimensional numerical simulations of longitudinal vortex …

Numerical study of heat-transfer enhancement by punched winglet-type vortex generator arrays in fin-and-tube heat exchangers

YL He, H Han, WQ Tao, YW Zhang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2012 - Elsevier
The potential of punched winglet type vortex generator (VG) arrays used to enhance air-side
heat-transfer performance of finned tube heat exchanger is numerically investigated. The …

Numerical study on thermoelectric–hydraulic performance of a thermoelectric power generator with a plate-fin heat exchanger with longitudinal vortex generators

T Ma, X Lu, J Pandit, SV Ekkad, ST Huxtable… - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effect of longitudinal vortex generators (LVGs) on the performance of a
thermoelectric power generator (TEG) with a plate-fin heat exchanger is investigated. A fluid …

Achieving near-water-cooled power plant performance with air-cooled condensers

JG Bustamante, AS Rattner, S Garimella - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Power plants using air-cooled condensers suffer a 5–10% plant-level efficiency penalty
compared to plants with once-through cooling systems or wet cooling towers. In this study, a …

An experimental study of the air-side performance of fin-and-tube heat exchangers having plain, louver, and semi-dimple vortex generator configuration

CC Wang, KY Chen, JS Liaw, CY Tseng - International Journal of Heat and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a comparative study of the airside performance of fin-and-tube heat exchangers
having plain, louver, and semi-dimple vortex generator (VG) are made. A total of eighteen …

A review of airside heat transfer augmentation with vortex generators on heat transfer surface

L Chai, SA Tassou - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Heat exchanger performance can be improved via the introduction of vortex generators to
the airside surface, based on the mechanism that the generated longitudinal vortices can …