HEAT TRANSFER ON GROOVED HIGH DENSITY POLY ETHYLENE TUBE FOR SURFACE WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP

Abstract

High density polyethylene (HDPE) tube has been successfully utilized in surface water source heat pump (SWSHP) system as a surface water heat exchanger (SWHE). Since the heat transfer coefficient (U value) of the HDPE tube directly affects performance and energy efficiency of SWSHP, this research aims to increase U value of HDPE tube by grooving external surface of conventional 32A HDPE tube to reducing cross sectional volume. The final shape of grooved HDPE tube is similar to that of fin. In order to verify the performance of grooved HDPE tube, the U values of grooved and smooth tube were compared experimentally. According to the results, U value of grooved tube showed approximately 21.5% increase with natural convection and 23.5% with forced convection system than U values obtained from smooth tube. The reason for such increase in U value was found to be the reduction in cross sectional volume of the HDPE tube.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2013-05-13
  • Revision Date2014-02-21
  • Acceptance Date2014-02-24
  • Online Date2014-03-08

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI130513017J

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