3-D Numerical simulation of swirling flow and convective heat transfer in a circular tube induced by means of loose-fit twisted tapes☆

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Investigation of volume fraction of nanoparticles effect and aspect ratio of the twisted tape in the tube (2017, background): “[22, 23] also experimentally studied the effect of turbulent flow on Nusselt number, the friction coefficient and thermal performance coefficient in a short-length twisted tapes tubes, full-length twisted with twisted ratio of 4.”
Numerical studies on heat transfer and flow characteristics for laminar flow in a tube with multiple regularly spaced twisted tapes (2012, background): “[19] also numerically studied the swirling flow in a tube induced by loose-fit twisted tape insertion.”
Heat transfer and entropy generation in a parabolic trough receiver with wall-detached twisted tape inserts (2016, background): “[31] also considered the use of loose-fit twisted tape inserts on heat transfer enhancement in a tube.”
3-D Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer and Turbulent Flow in a Receiver Tube of Solar Parabolic Trough Concentrator with Louvered Twisted-tape Inserts (2014, background): “With decreasing the clearance between the edge of a tape and tube wall and increasing the length of a tape better heat transfer enhancement are observed [3, 5].”