Abstract
Experiments were performed to compare the shell-side heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of a helically baffled heat exchanger with petal-shaped finned tubes to those of low-finned tubes for oil cooling using water as a coolant. The experimental results showed that for the heat exchanger with petal-shaped finned tubes, the shell-side heat transfer coefficients were augmented by 28–48%, yet the shell-side pressure drops were reduced by 35–75% at the same volumetric flow rates of oil. The possible mechanisms responsible for this heat transfer enhancement were analyzed for helically baffled heat exchanger combined with petal-shaped finned tubes.
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