Research Article

A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter

Volume: 24 Number: 4 December 1, 2021
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A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter

Abstract

To see whether the turbulent flow correlations derived for circular ducts can be used for hexagonal cross-sectional ducts using hydraulic diameter, turbulent flow in hexagonal ducts is numerically investigated under constant wall temperature boundary condition using ANSYS Fluent 17.0 software. Investigated parameters are the Reynolds number between 10×103Re50×103 and side angle of the duct varying between 30o and 90o. Standard k-ε model is used as turbulence model. General expressions are proposed for fully developed dimensionless heat transfer coefficient Nusselt number and fully developed Darcy friction factor in terms of Reynolds number and side angle for hexagonal-shaped cross-sectional duct. Results show that side angle of hexagonal duct affects the pressure drop along duct and heat transfer coefficient in duct. Results point out that regular hexagonal duct, =60o, gives minimum pressure drop and maximum Nusselt number. It is concluded that correlations given in the literature for circular ducts in turbulent flow can give 14% higher dimensionless heat transfer coefficient, Nusselt number, than that of actual hexagonal duct flow.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 1, 2021

Submission Date

July 11, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 24 Number: 4

APA
Yılmaz, U. B., & Turgut, O. (2021). A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter. Politeknik Dergisi, 24(4), 1593-1604. https://doi.org/10.2339/politeknik.768211
AMA
1.Yılmaz UB, Turgut O. A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter. Politeknik Dergisi. 2021;24(4):1593-1604. doi:10.2339/politeknik.768211
Chicago
Yılmaz, Umut Barış, and Oğuz Turgut. 2021. “A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter”. Politeknik Dergisi 24 (4): 1593-1604. https://doi.org/10.2339/politeknik.768211.
EndNote
Yılmaz UB, Turgut O (December 1, 2021) A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter. Politeknik Dergisi 24 4 1593–1604.
IEEE
[1]U. B. Yılmaz and O. Turgut, “A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter”, Politeknik Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1593–1604, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.2339/politeknik.768211.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Umut Barış - Turgut, Oğuz. “A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter”. Politeknik Dergisi 24/4 (December 1, 2021): 1593-1604. https://doi.org/10.2339/politeknik.768211.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz UB, Turgut O. A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter. Politeknik Dergisi. 2021;24:1593–1604.
MLA
Yılmaz, Umut Barış, and Oğuz Turgut. “A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter”. Politeknik Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 4, Dec. 2021, pp. 1593-04, doi:10.2339/politeknik.768211.
Vancouver
1.Umut Barış Yılmaz, Oğuz Turgut. A Comparison of Circular Duct and Real Hexagonal Duct Results Using Hydraulic Diameter. Politeknik Dergisi. 2021 Dec. 1;24(4):1593-604. doi:10.2339/politeknik.768211

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