CFD Study of Liquid Sodium inside a Wavy Tube for Laminar Convectors: Effect of Reynolds Number, Wave Pitch, and Wave Amplitude

Metallic tubes have been widely used as primary heat transfer elements in laminar convectors for domestic and aerospace heating purpose. This paper uses CFD tool to investigate the heat output and pressure drop of liquid sodium flowing inside a circular tube having a wavy profile throughout its leng...

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Main Authors: Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Maaz Akhtar, Ahmad Hussain, Dheya Shuja Alothmany, Shahid Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6146195