Unsteady fluid flow and heat transfer over a bank of flat tubes

Abstract

Transient numerical simulations of fluid flow and heat transfer over a bank of flat tubes have been carried for both in-line and staggered configurations for the following boundary conditions: (a) isothermal and (b) isoflux. The effect of Reynolds number, Prandtl number, length ratio, and the height ratio, on the Nusselt number, and the dimensionless pressure drop are elucidated. Correlations are proposed for both pressure drop and Nusselt number and optimum configurations have been determined.