Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Straight Pipe of Elliptic Cross-Section Rotating in Orthogonal Mode

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dc.contributor.authorPopoola, Olalekan Tajudeen
dc.contributor.authorLasode, Olumuyiwa Ajani
dc.contributor.authorAdegun, Isaac Kayode
dc.contributor.authorRabiu, Abdulakarim Baba
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-11T10:48:29Z
dc.date.available2026-05-11T10:48:29Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractEfficient heat removal in rotating cooling channels remains a critical challenge in thermal systems such as blades of gas turbine and rotating heat exchangers, where complex rotational forces significantly influence flow and temperature distributions. However, the combined effects of pipe eccentricity and orthogonal rotation on turbulent heat transfer in noncircular ducts are not yet fully quantified. This study numerically investigates the heat transfer characteristics of fluid flow in a straight pipe with an elliptical cross-section that rotates in an orthogonal mode. The objectives are to evaluate the influence of eccentricity, Rossby number, and Prandtl number on convective heat transfer. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model which is based on the finite volume method was developed using ANSYS Fluent. Simulations were conducted at a Reynolds number of 17,000 with a constant wall heat flux for three eccentricities (0.433, 0.866, and 0.916) and Prandtl numbers ranging from 0.73 to 7. Mesh independence was achieved at approximately 1.07 × 10⁶ computational nodes. The results showed that the Nusselt number increased with both Rossby and Prandtl numbers, reaching a maximum value of approximately 340 at Pr = 7 and Ro = 0.1. The pipe with eccentricity 0.916 exhibited the highest heat transfer performance. The findings provide practical design guidance for cooling channels in rotating machinery such as gas turbines, heat exchangers, and rotating electrical systems.
dc.identifier.citationPopoola, O. T., Lasode, O. A., Adegun, I. K., & Rabiu, A. B. (2026). Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Straight Pipe of Elliptic Cross-section Rotating in Orthogonal Mode. Nigerian Journal of Technological Development, 23(1), 312-321.
dc.identifier.otherhttp://doi.org/10.4314/njtd.v23i1.4498
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/18296
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublished Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin
dc.relation.ispartofseries23; 1
dc.subjectComputational Fluid Dynamics
dc.subjectElliptic Pipes
dc.subjectHeat Transfer
dc.subjectOrthogonal mode
dc.subjectRotation
dc.titleNumerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Straight Pipe of Elliptic Cross-Section Rotating in Orthogonal Mode
dc.typeArticle

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