The hydrodynamically fully developed and thermally developing flow inside a curved elliptic duct with internal longitudinal fins is studied numerically. The duct is subjected to the uniform temperature boundary condition on its wall and fins. The local and mean Nusselt numbers are examined for various values of the Dean and Prandtl numbers, the cross-sectional aspect ratio, and the fin height. The characteristics of the optimum duct, which achieves enhanced heat transfer rates combined with low friction losses, are determined in terms of the aspect ratio and the fin height.
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