The Effect of insertion of different geometries on heat transfer performance in circular pipe- A review

Abstract

Under turbulent flow conditions, the increase in heat transfer rate is more significant than that under laminar flow conditions. The turbulent effects become a dominant factor over secondary flow at higher Reynolds number. The turbulent flow can be produced by inserting different geometries in the circular pipe. This study focuses on the various methods or geometries used to produce turbulent geometries and its effect on the heat transfer. The turbulent generators with different geometrical configurations have been used as one of the passive heat transfer enhancement techniques and are the most widely used in tubes in several heat transfer applications. Insertion of such geometries may lead to increase the friction factor and pressure drop which directly enhances the heat transfer characteristics.