Heat transfer enhancement in fin-and-tube heat exchangers–A review on different mechanisms

A Sadeghianjahromi, CC Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fin-and-tube heat exchangers are the mostly used heat exchangers for thermal energy
conversion with wide range of applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration …

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 …

Heat transfer characteristics of concave and convex curved vortex generators in the channel of plate heat exchanger under laminar flow

KW Song, T Tagawa, ZH Chen, Q Zhang - International Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The geometric shape of vortex generator (VG) is an important contributory factor to heat
transfer enhancement. In this paper, concave and convex curved delta winglet VGs in a …

Numerical investigation and multi-criteria optimization of the thermal–hydraulic characteristics of turbulent flow in conical tubes fitted with twisted tape insert

MA Hassan, MA Kassem, A Kaood - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2022 - Springer
The ever-growing interest in developing compact and more effective heat exchangers
necessitates the investigation of combined passive solutions. Despite the diverse related …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of position and geometry of curved vortex generators on fin-tube heat-exchanger performance characteristics

Y Oh, K Kim - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The thermal and fluid-flow characteristics of the rectangular-winglet, delta-winglet-upstream
(DWU), and delta-winglet-downstream (DWD) curved vortex generators (CVGs) are …

A new configuration of winglet longitudinal vortex generator to enhance heat transfer in a rectangular channel

LH Tang, WX Chu, N Ahmed, M Zeng - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a new configuration of winglet longitudinal vortex generator (LVG) to enhance
heat transfer in rectangular channel is introduced. Furthermore, the effects of two new types …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing tube arrangements of a finned-tube heat exchanger to optimize overall efficiency using artificial neural network and response surface methodology

A Farajollahi, K Vaferi, M Baharvand - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Temperature is a critical factor in numerous equipment, industries, and daily life
applications. Heat exchangers are essential devices that help regulate and optimize this …

Optimization of shape and angle of attack of winglet vortex generator in a rectangular channel for heat transfer enhancement

A Abdollahi, M Shams - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
A three dimensional numerical simulation was performed to study the effect of the shape and
the angle of attack of the winglet vortex generator on the heat transfer and fluid flow …

Condensation heat transfer performance in multi-fluid compact heat exchangers with wavy and strip fins

A Vaisi, K Javaherdeh, R Moosavi - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of different geometrical parameters of wavy and strip fins in a three-fluid plate-fin
compact heat exchanger on the condensation heat transfer in the middle heat exchanger …

The optimal longitudinal location of curved winglets for better thermal performance of a finned-tube heat exchanger

WN Shi, TF Liu, KW Song, Q Zhang, WL Hu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of longitudinal location of curved delta winglet vortex generator on the heat
transfer of a finned-tube heat exchanger is numerically studied. The vertical right-angled …