PRIYADARSHINI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

NAGPUR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement

In a Cylindrical Geometry By Application Of Electric Field.
Guide : Prof. M. S. Matey

HOD : Dr. K.S. Zakiuddin

Project by:
Manish Kumar Barnwal (117)
Sunil Kumar Sharma
(119)
Shafaat Salim Khan
(116)

Rahul Raj
Roshan Singh Nagi
Dhananjay Kumar

(118)
(142)
(126)

(B.E. FINAL YEAR)

AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Aim:Experimental investigation of heat transfer
enhacement
In a cylindrical geometry by the application
of electricfield.
Objective:To measure and analyze the enhacement
in a heat
exchanger.

EXPERIMENTAL SET UP
5

1 - Inner Cylinder

1
P

3 - Outer Cylinder

4 - Pointed Pins

5 - H. V. Source

Di

S
L

Do

2 - Fluid

6 - Variac

DIMENSIONS AND VIEWS

MANUFACTURING
STEPS
(For outer cylinder only)
1. Drilling holes on metal
sheet
2. Rolling
3. Welding
4. Finishing

1.Drilling
Required number
of
holes are drilled at
Equidistance on
the
plain metal sheet
for
the insertion of
pin.

2.Rolling
By using three
cylindrical drum
Roller machine the
sheet is rolled into
required
cylindrical
dimension.

3.Welding
By welding process
the ends of rolled
metal sheet is welded.

4.Finishing
At the last the finishing
is done to make the
welded surface clean
and fine.

Installation
1.The standard
dimension inner
cylinder is placed
inside
manufactured
cylinder (outer)
whose length is
greater to
prevent short
circuit.

Insertion of Pins
Pins are inserted
through that
holes.
These pins helps
to
increase emf by
reducing the
distance
between two
cylinders.
Since, E=-dv/dr

Filling of Plaster of Paris

POP in powder
form
is filled inside the
inner
cylinder, this
powder
help to maintain
the
uniform
temperature
throughout.

Fitting of Heating Coil in Bakelite

Heating coil is used to
heat the inner cylinder
fitted inside bakelite
and poured inside the
POP powder.
Bakelite is used as
insulator and have the
capability to resist high
temperature.

Fitting of Bakelite
The Bakelite is
designed in such a
way
that so as to fit
easily
to the upper part
of
the inner cylinder.

Use of Thermocouples
5 thermocouples of type PT-100 made of
Copper Constantan material are used to
measure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fluid temperature
Temperature around coil
Inner cylinder temperature
Outer cylinder temperature
Ambient temperature

Power Supply
Source
DC

= AC of 440 V to coil

of 230 V between tip of pins

and inner cylinder, stepped up to
1000 V.