Notice of RetractionExperimental analysis of the single-phase heat transfer and friction factor inside the horizontal internally micro-fin tube

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To increase heat transfer, internally micro-fin tubes are widely used in commercial HVAC applications. It is commonly understood that the micro-fin enhances heat transfer but at the same time increases the pressure drop as well. In the previous studies, majority of the works were focused on the development of correlations in a particular flow regime, especially in the turbulent region. There are only a few works that fundamentally studied the continuous change in the characteristic behavior of heat transfer and pressure drop from laminar to transition and eventually the turbulent regions. Therefore, more in-depth study is necessary. In this study, heat transfer and pressure drop were measured simultaneously in a single test section and compared with the data of a plain tube. From the results, the transition from laminar to turbulent was clearly established. The transition from laminar to turbulent was found to be inlet dependent. Furthermore, it was observed that the buoyancy effect is present in the laminar region. The efficiency index (the ratio of the heat transfer and the friction factor of enhanced tube to those variables for the plain tube) was examined and it was found to have a value larger than one when Reynolds number is larger than 5000 regardless of the type of inlet configuration used. Therefore, the application of the micro-fin tube used in this study is suitable when Reynolds number is larger than 5000.