TY  - EJOU
AU  - Boonloi, Amnart 
AU  - Jedsadaratanachai, Withada 

TI  - THERMAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN A SQUARE CHANNEL  HEAT EXCHANGER WITH VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF V-WAVY  PLATES
T2  - Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer

PY  - 2019
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 2151-8629

AB  - Numerical examinations on flow and heat transfer behaviors in a square channel heat exchanger equipped with various configurations of V-wavy 
plate are performed. The pitch-to-channel height ratios, wavy height-to-channel height ratios and flow directions of the test section are investigated 
for the Reynolds number in the range of 100 – 1000 (laminar flow regime). The finite volume method is selected for the present investigation. The 
results are reported in terms of flow and heat transfer mechanisms in the channel. The thermal performance assessments of the square channel fitted 
with the V-wavy plate are also concluded. As the numerical results, the V-wavy plate can produce the swirling flow through the heating channel. The 
swirling flow disturbs the thermal boundary layer on the heat transfer surface that leads to enhance heat transfer rate and thermal efficiency.
KW  - V-wavy plate; heat transfer; thermal efficiency; square channel; swirling flow

DO  - 10.5098/hmt.12.1