Performance characterization of a solar-powered shell and tube heat exchanger utilizing MWCNTs/water-based nanofluids: an experimental, numerical, and artificial …

Z Said, S Rahman, P Sharma, AA Hachicha… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT)/water nanofluids are used to
increase the performance of a shell and tube heat exchanger (STHX) while reducing energy …

[HTML][HTML] Computational and experimental assessment of solar air heater roughened with six different baffles

S Sharma, RK Das, K Kulkarni - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study emphasizes on a comparative assessment of solar air heater (SAH)
roughened with six different baffles viz. Transverse, inclined transverse, dimple, inclined …

A comprehensive second law analysis for a heat exchanger tube equipped with the rod inserted straight and twisted tape and using water/CuO nanofluid

T Dagdevir, V Ozceyhan - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermohydraulic performance and second law analysis was applied on the experimental
results by using water/CuO nanofluid, and the rod inserted straight tape (RIST) and the rod …

[HTML][HTML] Performance boost of a helical heat absorber by utilization of twisted tape turbulator, an experimental investigation

C Xie, IB Mansir, I Mahariq, PK Singh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Present investigation, experimentally probes the influence of utilization of twisted tape
turbulator inside a helical tube. Twisted tapes mix the flow and enhance the heat transfer …

Experimental investigation of heat transfer augmentation due to obstacles mounted in solar air heater duct

H Singh, T Alam, MI Haque Siddiqui… - Experimental Heat …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, six different shape obstacles, namely, Isosceles trapezoid (Type 1), Triangular
with curve apex (Type 2), Rectangular with chamfered edges (Type 3), Rectangular with …

Heat transfer intensification of turbulent forced convection by inserting discontinuous twisted tapes in a wavy tube; hydrothermal and thermodynamics analysis

Z Fazel, H Sadrhosseini, SK Hannani - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study presents a numerical investigation on turbulent hydrothermal
characteristics in a wavy passage equipped with discontinuous twisted tapes. The working …

Experimental investigation on the effects of swirling flow on flow boiling heat transfer and instability in a minichannel heat sink

Y Lan, Z Feng, Z Hu, S Zheng, J Zhou, Y Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flow boiling in micro/mini-channel heat sinks provides an effective thermal management
solution for high-heat-flux cooling applications. However, the plain micro/mini-channel heat …

Effect of a unique winglet twisted tape insert on thermal and hydraulic properties of tubular heat exchanger

R Maithani, B Kumar, S Sharma, S Kumar… - Experimental Heat …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present experimental investigation incorporates the winglet twisted tapes as an insert to
determine the thermal and hydraulic performance of a heat exchanger tube. The purpose of …

Experimental and CFD investigation on heat transfer enhancement in evacuated tube solar collector with coiled wire inserts

I Singh, S Vardhan - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents a novel design of a modified evacuated tube collector fabricated for air
heating applications by fixing helical coiled inserts in the vacuum tube. The investigations on …

Thermal performance of a circular tube embedded with TBVG inserts: an experimental study

R Bahuguna, KKS Mer, M Kumar, S Chamoli - Journal of Thermal Analysis …, 2022 - Springer
The results of various geometrical and flow parameters on thermal energy transfer and
performance of tube heat exchangers with solid and perforated" triple-blade vortex …