Transitional processes of flow and heat transfer in a circular pipe with short static mixer

Abstract

The transitional processes of flow and heat transfer in a circular pipe fitted with a short static mixer were studied with Newtonian and pseudoplastic fluids. An experimental formula, which was derived from the same concept as a well-known transition model of boundary layer flow on a flat plate, coincided well with the experimental results of friction and heat transfer. The transitional Reynolds number for heat transfer was larger than that for flow for both fluids. In heat transfer experiments, the transitional Reynolds number for a pseudoplastic fluid was smaller than that for a Newtonian fluid, and heat transfer augmentation in the transitional region was larger in a pseudoplastic fluid than in a Newtonian fluid.