Influence of gas flow turbulence scale on heat exchange intensity in a long smooth pipe

Abstract

It is known that the initial level of gas flow turbulence has a noticeable effect on the development and structure of the boundary layer and on the intensity of heat transfer, respectively. Many scientists have evaluated the influence of the flow turbulence number on the level of heat transfer for various applications, among them Dyban E.P., Kestin J., Simonich JC, Isomoto K., Dreitser G.A., Terekhov V.I., MacMullin R. and etc. In all cases, the turbulence of the flow led to the intensification of heat transfer. However, insufficient attention is paid to studies of the effect of turbulence on the heat transfer of flows in pipes. The studies were carried out on the basis of numerical modeling of gas dynamics and heat transfer of stationary flows based on the CFD method. The results of numerical modeling to assess the influence of the turbulence scale of gas flows on heat transfer in a long smooth pipe are presented in the article. It has been established that a growth in the heat transfer coefficient by about 3% occurs with an increase in the turbulence scale from 10 to 30% with a Reynolds number equal to 250,000. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.