The present work focuses on Experimental investigation of heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of horizontal circular pipe using internal threads of pitch 100mm, 120mm and 160mm with air as the working fluid. The transitional flow regime is selected for this study with the Reynolds number range 7,000 to 14,000. The horizontal aluminum pipe was subjected to constant and uniform heat flux. The experimental data obtained were compared with those obtained from plain Horizontal pipe. The effects of internal threads of varying depth on heat transfer and friction factor were presented. Based on the same pumping power consumption, the pipe with internal threads possesses the highest performance factors for turbulent flow. The heat transfer coefficient enhancement for internal threads is higher than that for plain pipe for a given Reynolds number. The use of internal threads improved the performance of horizontal circular pipe.
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