Convective Heat Transfer in a Circular Tube with Short-

Length Twisted Tape Insert

Final Year Project for Students at the
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering
Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College

The present work is an experimental mixed device components

heat transfer considering the new design of 1- An electric pump
the circular shape. The fluid used was water 2- Pressure Gage
that circulates within closed thermal systems. 3- An electric board
Creating a nucleus of technicians to develop 4-flow meter
the industry and production of air 5-Test tube
conditioning, refrigeration and heating
devices at the national level with a quality
not less than the quality of industry and
production in the Middle East.

OBJECTIVES

 Indicate the search variables

 Know the components of the device
 Knowing how heat is transferred by
Experimental test was performed to
convection in a round tube with a short-
investigate the heat transfer (Nusselt
length twisted bar.
Number) and pressure drop (friction
factor) for laminar flow rate. Twisted tapes as
Experimental work enhancement device was used to investigate
the enhancement level. The present figure
The pilot rig consists of a short-length torsion- shows in details all the part of the test rig that
bar circular chute, an insulated electric heater is consist of three main parts: The hot water
as well as a pressure gauge, 5 thermocouples, a
flow rate meter, and a temperature at specific circuits, the test section and the measuring
locations. 2 water tanks and a pump were also devices
installed to supply the water with the required
driving force through the systems. The heat
flow was provided by the power supply.

Supervisor: Asst . Prof. Dr . Azher M . Abed; Ass. Lec. Zainab A. Farhan

Students
Ali Hussein Kareem, Alaa Ahmed kidder, Abbas falah shahi, Ali Hussein Jassim Hayyouk, Samir Obaid Omran, Karar Jawad Kazem
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