螺旋折流片强化壳侧传热的四管模型数值模拟

针对螺旋折流片管壳式换热器的正方形布管方式,建立了相间套螺旋折流片的四管数学物理模型,利用FLUENT软件对该模型的流动与传热情况进行了数值模拟;并与光滑通道中及单管螺旋折流片模型的流动和传热结果进行了对比.结果显示旋向相反的相邻螺旋折流片所诱导的两股旋流通过相互作用可提高通道内流体流速,并有效地形成对相邻传热管外的斜向冲刷,这对于减薄边界层,促进近壁流体与主流区流体的动量和质量交换进而强化传热有明显的作用,算例显示其传热系数可比相同尺寸的光管通道中的情形提高约44%～57%.     

Nested Cartesian grid method in incompressible viscous fluid flow

In this work, the local grid refinement procedure is focused by using a nested Cartesian grid formulation. The method is developed for simulating unsteady viscous incompressible flows with complex immersed boundaries. A finite-volume formulation based on globally second-order accurate central-difference schemes is adopted here in conjunction with a two-step fractional-step procedure. The key aspects that needed to be considered in developing such a nested grid solver are proper imposition of interface conditions on the nested-block boundaries, and accurate discretization of the governing equations in cells that are with block-interface as a control-surface. The interpolation procedure adopted in the study allows systematic development of a discretization scheme that preserves global second-order spatial accuracy of the underlying solver, and as a result high efficiency/accuracy nested grid discretization method is developed. Herein the proposed nested grid method has been widely tested through effective simulation of four different classes of unsteady incompressible viscous flows, thereby demonstrating its performance in the solution of various complex flow–structure interactions. The numerical examples include a lid-driven cavity flow and Pearson vortex problems, flow past a circular cylinder symmetrically installed in a channel, flow past an elliptic cylinder at an angle of attack, and flow past two tandem circular cylinders of unequal diameters. For the numerical simulations of flows past bluff bodies an immersed boundary (IB) method has been implemented in which the solid object is represented by a distributed body force in the Navier–Stokes equations. The main advantages of the implemented immersed boundary method are that the simulations could be performed on a regular Cartesian grid and applied to multiple nested-block (Cartesian) structured grids without any difficulty. Through the numerical experiments the strength of the solver in effectively/accurately simulating various complex flows past different forms of immersed boundaries is extensively demonstrated, in which the nested Cartesian grid method was suitably combined together with the fractional-step algorithm to speed up the solution procedure.     

3D numerical analysis on mechanisms of flow and heat transfer in a square channel with right triangular wavy surfaces

Numerical investigations on thermo-hydraulic performance and mechanisms of flow and heat transfer in a square channel heat exchanger inserted with right triangular wavy surfaces are examined. The influence of the flow attack angles (30°, 45° and 60°) is investigated for laminar flow (Re = 100–2000). The configurations of the right triangular wavy surfaces are varied as inclined and V-shaped wavy surfaces (the pointing of V-tip with downstream and upstream called “V-downstream” and “V-upstream”, respectively). The insertions of the wavy surfaces in the channel heat exchanger are divided into two types: middle and diagonal insertions. The computational results reveal that the maximum thermal enhancement factor, TEF, is around 2.31 for the 30° V-downstream wavy surface with diagonal insertion at Re = 2000.     

Heat transfer of non-Newtonian liquid flows in convergent-divergent channels with fourth-kind thermal boundary conditions

In the present paper, we consider the heat transfer of non-Newtonian liquid flows moving in convergent- divergent channels with common boundary. The case of flows moving in opposite directions was addressed. At the common boundary, continuity conditions for temperature and heat flow were adopted. A mathematical model, a calculation algorithm, and simulation data are reported. Plots of numerical data characterizing the channel flows are presented. A comparative analysis of heat transfer in smooth and convergent-divergent channels is given.     

螺旋折流片换热器壳侧传热与流动的数值模拟

提出了一种强化管壳式换热器壳侧传热的螺旋折流片式换热器新方案,该方案在部分管子上套上螺旋折流片,不仅强化传热,而且对相邻管子形成支撑;利用FLUENT流体计算软件对同心套管螺旋折流片式换热段的壳侧流场、温度场进行了数值模拟,并讨论了螺旋角对其强化传热和阻力性能的影响。结果显示螺旋折流片诱导的涡旋流动对于减薄边界层,促进近壁流体与主流区流体的动量和质量交换进而强化传热有明显的作用,传热系数可比光管提高约40％-100％,但其流动阻力也将增大。     

Prediction of radiative heat transfer in 2D irregular geometries using the collocation spectral method based on body-fitted coordinates

Recently, an efficient numerical method, which is called the collocation spectral method (CSM), for radiative heat transfer problems, has been proposed by the present authors. In this numerical method there exists the exponential convergence rate, which can obtain a very high accuracy even using a small number of grids. In this article, the CSM based on body-fitted coordinates (BFC) is extended to simulate radiative heat transfer problems in participating medium confined in 2D complex geometries. This numerical method makes simultaneously the use of the merits of both the CSM and BFC. In this numerical approach, the radiative transfer equation (RTE) in orthogonal Cartesian coordinates should be transformed into the equation in body-fitted nonorthogonal curvilinear coordinates. In order to test the efficiency of the developed method, several 2D complex irregular enclosures with curved boundaries and containing an absorbing, emitting and scattering medium are examined. The results obtained by the CSM are assessed by comparing the predictions with those in references. These comparisons indicate that the CSM based on BFC can be recommended as a good option to solve radiative heat transfer problems in complex geometries.     

二维有限分析系数的近似计算

有限分析法是一种有效的用于流体计算的数值方法。但是用传统方法来计算有限分析系数相当繁琐、耗时,在有些情况下不够准确甚至完全失真。本文给出一个近似公式,利用它可很方便地求出有限分析系数,误差在0.003以内。     

COIL压力恢复系统气流主动冷却技术数值模拟

 引射式压力恢复系统是化学激光系统应用中的一个重要组成部分,为了提高引射器引射效率,减小整个系统尺寸,可以采用主动降低光腔出口气流温度的方法。通过数值模拟,开展了用热交换器降低光腔出口气流温度的研究。给出了混合气体的热物理性质、热交换器建模方法及数值模拟条件,比较了不同条件下热交换器性能的差异,发现由于出口气流密度很低,热交换器的总传热系数、压力损失比常规条件下有较大幅度的减小。此时适当增大椭圆管尺寸,采用高翅片换热管,可以有效地提高热交换器的换热能力。     

斜向流换热器壳程流场均匀化研究

传统弓形折流板换热器壳程流体横向流动时存在流动阻力和传热死区大等缺点。为克服上述不足,研究开发了一种新型高效节能的斜向流管壳式换热器,采用导向型折流栅替代传统弓形折流板,倾斜流道内流体斜向冲刷换热管束。考察和对比了斜向流换热器和弓形折流板换热器壳程主流区的流体流速分布和变化规律,证实了导向型折流栅具有显著的控涡均化壳程流场和提高壳程流体整体流速的作用,有助于减小壳程压降,增大有效换热面积,为管壳式换热器结构改良提供了参考依据。     

高超声速分离-再附流动峰值热流的模型理论

具有大尺度分离区的高超声速分离-再附流动中会在再附点后产生极大的热流峰值.通过分析再附点后局部区域的流动和传热特征,提出了斜驻点-三层结构模型理论框架.继而将此理论框架应用于中低Reynolds数的高超声速压缩拐角流动,提出了其再附点局域流动的外缘参数的工程求解方案,给出了对应的峰值热流值,并与数值计算结果做了对比验证.最后,利用该理论研究了分离区的大小和分离时边界层的厚度对峰值热流的影响规律.      

Numerical modeling of nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a quartered gearwheel-shaped heat exchanger using FVM

The numerical modeling of natural convection fluid flow and heat transfer in a quarter of gearwheel-shaped heat exchanger is carried out. The heat exchanger is included with internal active square bodies. These bodies have hot and cold temperatures with different thermal arrangements. Three different thermal arrangements are considered and showed with Case A, Case B and Case C. The CuO-water nanofluid is selected as operating fluid. The Koo-Kleinstreuer-Li (KKL) correlation is utilized to estimate the dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity. In addition, the shapes of nanoparticles are taken account in the analysis. The Rayleigh number, nanoparticle concentration and thermal arrangements of internal active bodies are the governing parameters. The impacts of these parameters on the fluid flow, heat transfer rate, local and total entropy generation and heatlines are studied, comprehensively. The results show that the heat transfer rate enhances with increasing of Rayleigh number and nanoparticle concentration. Moreover, the thermal arrangement of internal active bodies has considerable effect on the heat transfer between heat sources and heat sinks. On the other hand, the total entropy generation enhances and decreases with increasing of Rayleigh number and nanoparticle concentration, respectively.     

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement of counter nanofluids flow in rectangular microchannel heat exchanger

This paper reports a numerical analysis of the performance of a counter-flow rectangular shaped microchannel heat exchanger (MCHE) using nanofluids as the working fluids. Finite volume method was used to solve the three-dimensional steady, laminar developing flow and conjugate heat transfer in aluminum MCHE. The nanofluids used were Ag, Al₂O₃, CuO, SiO₂, and TiO₂ and the performance was compared with water. The thermal, flow fields and performance of the MCHE were analyzed using different nanofluids, different Reynolds numbers and different nanoparticle concentrations. Temperature profile, heat transfer coefficient, pressure profile, and wall shear stress were obtained from the simulations and the performance was discussed in terms of heat transfer rate, pumping power, effectiveness, and performance index. Results indicated enhanced performance with the usage of nanofluids, and slight penalty in pressure drop. The increase in Reynolds number caused an increase in the heat transfer rate and a decrease in the overall bulk temperature of the cold fluid. The increase in nanoparticle concentration also yielded better performance at the expense of increased pressure drop.     

Numerical simulation of flow in a screw-type blood pump

This study presents a numerical investigation of the flow field in a screw pump designed to circulate biological fluid such as blood. A simplified channel flow model is used to allow analysis using a Cartesian set of coordinates. Finite analytic (FA) numerical simulation of the flow field inside the channel was performed to study the influence of Reynolds number and pressure gradient on velocity distribution and shear stresses across the channel cross-section. Simulation results were used to predict flow rates, circulatory flow and the shear stresses, which are known to be related to the level of red blood cell damage (hemolysis) caused by the pump. The study shows that high shear levels are confined to small regions within the channel cross-section, but the circulatory nature of the flow causes an increased percentage of blood elements to pass through the high shear regions, and increases the likelihood of cell damage.     

微通道换热器大温差条件下流动换热研究

随着高效预冷器在航天航空领域发挥越来越重要的作用,紧凑高效换热器的研究成为了人们关注的热点。本文基于紧凑微通道换热器的几何特征,针对矩形截面平行流道换热器内超临界压力低温流体(氢和氦)在大温差条件下的流动换热现象进行数值模拟研究。通道截面边长小于1 mm,热流体氦和冷流体氢的进出口温差均大于600 K。通道内流体换热系数在顺流和逆流条件下有不同的变化趋势,并出现峰值。换热量随着通道宽度的增大而增大,流动压降随着通道宽度的增大而减小。冷热流体逆流时换热量大,压降较小,但对换热器材料要求较高。     

微通道换热器大温差条件下流动换热研究

随着高效预冷器在航天航空领域发挥越来越重要的作用,紧凑高效换热器的研究成为了人们关注的热点。本文基于紧凑微通道换热器的几何特征,针对矩形截面平行流道换热器内超临界压力低温流体(氢和氦)在大温差条件下的流动换热现象进行数值模拟研究。通道截面边长小于1 mm,热流体氦和冷流体氢的进出口温差均大于600 K。通道内流体换热系数在顺流和逆流条件下有不同的变化趋势,并出现峰值。换热量随着通道宽度的增大而增大,流动压降随着通道宽度的增大而减小。冷热流体逆流时换热量大,压降较小,但对换热器材料要求较高。     

Effect of process parameters on the EHD airflow

This work deals with the assessment by numerical investigations of the electrohydrodynamic enhancement of heat transfer in a channel. In order to get a better understanding of the phenomena, we developed an original numerical approach. The model handles the couplings between a non-isothermal turbulent flow and corona discharges from multiple wires. The typical configuration consists in a channel where air enters at a given velocity. In the channel, the ionic wind is produced by multiple coronating wires. In this study, the model is used in order to analyse the effect of some process parameters (inter-electrode distance, wire radius, applied voltage) on the flow and on the convective heat transfer enhancement. We firstly confirm that the model operates well and permits selection of the best parameters in a specific configuration. The model reveals that similar flows could be obtained with different combinations between the inter-electrode distance and the applied voltage. In a second stage, the distance between adjacent wires is discussed. Synergetic effects are obtained for close wires; they locally lead to a tenfold increase of the heat transfer enhancement.     

Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger Equipped with Coiled Circular Wires

An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the enhancement in heat transfer coefficient by inserting coiled wire around the outer surface of the inner tube of the double-pipe heat exchanger. Insulated wires, with a circular cross-section of 2 mm diameter, forming a coil of different pitches (p = 6, 12, and 20 mm), were used as turbulators. The investigation is performed for turbulent water flow in a double-pipe heat exchanger with cold water in the annulus space for both parallel and counter flows. The experiments were performed for Reynolds numbers ranging from 4,000 to 14,000. The experimental results reveal that the use of coiled circular wires leads to a considerable increase in heat transfer coefficients compared with a smooth wall tube for both parallel and counter water flows. The mean Nusselt number increases with Reynolds number and pitch. The convective heat transfer coefficient for a turbulent water flow increases for all coiled wire pitches, with the highest enhancement of about 450% for counter flow and 400% for the parallel flow. New correlations for mean relative Nusselt numbers at different coiled wire pitches are provided.     

等风机功耗下不同构型全热换热器的性能比较

薄膜式全热换热器的通道构型对其性能有重要影响,为改进全热换热器的性能以达到更好的节能效果,研究分析了几种通道结构的流动及传递特性,采用数值模拟方法,在等风机功率下对不同通道构型的全热换热器的性能进行了预测和比较．     

翅片长度对纵向翅片扁管换热器换热性能的影响

纵向翅片扁管换热器是一种新型换热器。气体沿扁管轴向方向流动,与管内介质的流动路径平行,可强化传热,减少气侧阻力,不易积灰结垢,维护方便。利用数值模拟方法,以纵向翅片扁管换热器为研究对象,分析翅片长度对换热性能的影响,对换热器的翅片长度进行优化。研究表明,不同进口风速对应不同的有效纵向翅片长度。随着进口风速的增大,翅片的有效长度越大。     

一种含运动固壁超声速流动的Descartes网格算法

提出一种Descartes网格算法,用于数值求解含任意复杂及运动固壁的超声速流动问题.采用位标集函数确定和跟踪流-固界面.引入虚网格技术处理流-固边界条件,并沿法向和切向分别进行计算.该算法简单、稳健,可与高阶有限差分格式并用.选取一组一维/二维静止或运动物体绕流算例,验证其有效性.