Research & Development

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One of the latest R&D projects at Couette limited is the design and optimisation of a new 'Twisted Tape' with numerous engineering applications. A twisted tape generates a swirl flow that disturbs boundary layers of velocity and temperature inside a tube, a pipe and/or a channel, which in turn improves its heat transfer coefficient. In this project, in collaboration with a number of research organisations including the University of Manchester, Couette limited has led the design and simulation of several different twisted tapes with various operating parameters including flow and heat transfer. Given the importance of such analysis for the engineering and research communities, the results of this project have been published in a number of different well-recognised scientific journals. The research team at Couette limited has conducted most of the analysis on twisted tapes using its own version of the open-source simulation code, Code_Saturne and Ansys Fluent/CFX. Couette limited is currently in the process of designing an exclusive twisted tape design for the renewable energy sector and is expected to be patented in the UK and worldwide.  In addition, the simulation codes developed for this project have the capability to be applied to several other novel engineering innovations including the ones used in the design of one of our latest products, Thermocill.

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For more information, please download these publications by clicking on each link below or contact our research team at research@couette.co.uk.