Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of high temperature air in round tube

Abstract

Air is widely utilized as working fluid in heat exchangers with high heat flux and high temperature, and the empirical correlations for predicting local and total heat transfer coefficients are indispensable for thermal design and optimization of the heat exchange applications. Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of high temperature air in round tube is conducted. The experimental system is designed and constructed. The data processing method for obtaining wall temperature and heat transfer coefficient is introduced. The measured local and total heat transfer coefficients are compared with the widely adopted correlations, including Taylor's correlation and Gnielinski's correlation. The suggested empirical correlations obtained from the experimental data are presented, which may contribute to the design of heat exchangers concerning with high temperature air.