Heat Transfer Modeling of Staggered Bundle with Round Tubes Screened by Mesh

Abstract

The article presents the results of CFD modeling of heat transfer and aerodynamic drag for the first three rows of cross-flowed staggered bundle consisting of round tubes screened by wire mesh. Geometric model of this bundle was developed. Selection of optimal parameters of the bundle finite element model realizes on the base of transition shear stress transport model. Two separate geometric models for even and odd rows of bundle have been elaborated for the scope of computational resources optimization. The results of numerical modeling of heat transfer for the first three rows of the bundle were approximated with the criteria dependences. It has been established that heat transfer stabilization occurs from the second row of the bundle. Stabilized heat transfer is 15 % higher than that for the first row of the bundle and 1.2 … 1.7 times as large in comparison with equivalent bare-tube bundle in a range of Reynolds number from 5000 to 35000. Aerodynamic drag data for the first three rows of the bundle have been obtained.

Keywords

• heat transfer
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• bundle of tubes