Measurement of heat transfer coefficients for axial air flow through eccentric annulus and seven-rod cluster

The heat transfer characteristics of non-concentric annuli with various eccentricities and also of a seven-rod cluster were experimentally determined by means of mass transfer technique. A coating of naphthalene was applied to the surface of the test rod and changes in its thickness measured. The mass transfer coefficients have been represented in terms of Colburn's j-factor, with which both the average and local values were analyzed. The measured average heat transfer j-factors were found to be in part equal to those for smooth round ducts, but the circumferential variations of the local factors for the eccentric annulus did not agree with the theoretical prediction proposed by Dwyer & Yu. The existence of secondary flow in the seven-rod cluster is also discussed. (author)