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

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  • Syed Murtuza Mehdi
  • Maaz Akhtar
  • Ahmad Hussain
  • Dheya Shuja Alothmany
  • Shahid Aziz

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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 length. The wavy tube can be utilized in laminar liquid metal convectors as basic heat transfer element. The effect of Reynolds number ( ) wave pitch ( ) and wave amplitude ( ) on the heat output and pressure drop has been numerically studied. Based on the CFD results important controlling parameters have been identified and it is concluded that the heat output from the wavy tube is affected by the wave pitch and the wave amplitude while the pressure drop is mostly affected by the Reynolds number and wave amplitude.

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  • Syed Murtuza Mehdi & Maaz Akhtar & Ahmad Hussain & Dheya Shuja Alothmany & Shahid Aziz, 2016. "CFD Study of Liquid Sodium inside a Wavy Tube for Laminar Convectors: Effect of Reynolds Number, Wave Pitch, and Wave Amplitude," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2016, pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:6146195
    DOI: 10.1155/2016/6146195
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