Tube_Bundle_ND
Procedure Tube_Bundle_ND(G$, Re, Pr, P\D, wtc: f, Nusselt) returns the average friction factor and Nusselt number for ideal longitudinal flow in a tube bundle. The correlations are applicable to flow up, down, or horizontal.
Inputs:
G$ - a string or string variable that is set to either 'Square' or 'Triangular', referring to the arrangement of the tubes in the tube bundle
Re - Reynolds number based on the tube diameter as the significant length with properties evaluated at the bulk average temperature
Pr - Prandtl number of the fluid evaluated at the bulk average temperature
P\D - ratio of the distance between tube centers to the tube diameter. The correlations are applicable for 1.15 < P\D < 2.
wtc - wall temperature correction factor. According to Taborek this parameter is determined as follows;
for gases, wtc = (Bulk temperature [K]/Wall temperature [K])^n where n=0 for cooling and n=0.55 for heating
for liquids, wtc = (Pr evaluated at bulk temperature / Pr evaluated at wall temperature)^0.14
Outputs:
f - average friction factor [-]
Nusselt - average Nusselt number
Notes
This procedure is called by Tube_Bundle
The procedure provides the correlations provided by Taborek. It will determine if the flow is laminar or turbulent and apply the appropriate correlation based on the correlation for the transitional Reynolds number provided by El-Genk et al.
Longitudinal flow can be classified as either internal or external flow.
Example:
$UnitSystem SI C kPa kJ mass deg
G$='SQUARE'
Re=3000
Pr=0.7
P\D=1.5
wtc=(400/450)^0.4
Call tube_bundle_nd(G$, Re, Pr, P\D, wtc: f, Nusselt)
{Solution:
f=0.04859
Nusselt=12.91 }
NOTE: The external flow category menus include procedures for flow across a bank of staggered and inline, finned and unfinned tubes.