Liquid crystal heat transfer measurements in a rectangular channel with solid and slit rib

An experimental investigation on the heat transfer effectiveness of solid and slit ribs mounted on the bottom surface of a rectangular channel has been carried out at Reynolds numbers of 13400, 22600, 32100 and 40800. The rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D _h)set during experiment is equal to 0.0624. The surface Nusselt number results from transient liquid crystal thermography are presented. The heat transfer enhancement performance analysis has been carried out using entropy generation principle. The slit rib is superior to solid rib from both heat transfer augmentation and pressure penalty point of view. The performance of the slit rib is a function of the open area ratio (β) and the location of the slit (b) from the bottom test surface. The optimum open area ratio is 20% and the slit located symmetrically from the top and bottom surface of the rib is the optimum location of the slit. The heat transfer augmentation of the slit rib (β=20%) is 61% in comparison to 40% for the solid rib at Re=32100 and the pressure penalty for the slit rib is 7% lower than the solid rib. The entropy generation for the slit rib is 33% less than that of the solid rib.     

Detailed heat transfer and friction factor characteristics in a rectangular duct with alternate solid and converging-slit ribs

Liquid crystal thermography and pressure drop measurements have been carried out to study the heat transfer and frictional characteristics in a rectangular duct with solid ribs (C1), converging slit-ribs (C2), and alternate solid-slit ribs (C3) mounted transversely on the bottom wall, where C2 carries a continuous converging-slit in the flow direction. Effect of rib configurations, and rib pitch to height ratios (6, 8, 10, and 12) has been investigated at Re of 9400, 26160, 42500, and 58850. Results show that converging-slit considerably enhances the heat transfer rate in the downstream vicinity, and help in obviating the local hot spot formation.

Abbreviations: LCT: Liquid crystal thermography; HTC: Heat transfer coefficient; LHI: Laser holographic interferometry; NST: Naphthalene sublimation technique; IR: Infrared; TPF: Thermo-hydraulic performance; PIV: Particle image velocimetry.     

Heat transfer at a laminar free convection and separated flow past a rib in a vertical channel with isothermal walls

The results of numerical computations of a free laminar convection and heat transfer between two parallel isothermal plates in the presence of a single rib on the channel surface are presented. The investigations have been conducted for a channel with the aspect ratio AR = L/w = 10, where L is the channel height, and w is the distance between the plates. An infinitely thin adiabatic rib was located on one of the channel walls in the middle of its height. The relative rib height l/w was varied in the range 0÷0.8. The wall temperature was higher than the ambient temperature, and the Rayleigh number was varied in the range Ra = 10²÷10⁵. The main attention has been paid to the study of the influence of the rib height and the Rayleigh number on local and integral heat transfer and the Reynolds number in the channel (the convective thrust). A fundamental difference in the heat transfer over the channel height has been shown on the ribbed wall and on a smooth surface. The computational results have been compared with the case of a symmetric distribution of the ribs on the both walls with the integral height equal to a single rib.     

Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements in channels roughened by variously shaped ribs on one wall

Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements were conducted to study the thermal-hydraulics in a square, round-edged channel roughened by ribs (e/D_h = 0.0638, p/e = 10) on one wall at Reynolds numbers ranging from 5.0 × 10⁴ to 2.5 × 10⁵. Three variously shaped ribs were investigated: Transverse ribs with square cross sections, transverse ribs, and upstream directed 60° V-shaped ribs with round-edged rib front and rear surfaces. Friction factors, Nusselt number ratios, roughness functions, and the thermal performance were presented. The highest heat transfer and best thermal performance is reached by the upstream directed V-shaped ribs.     

Analysis of heat transfer and nanofluid fluid flow in microchannels with trapezoidal,rectangular and triangular shaped ribs

In the present study, the effect of triangular, rectangular and trapezoidal ribs on the laminar heat transfer of water-Ag nanofluid in a ribbed triangular channel under a constant heat flux was numerically studied using finite volume method. Height and width of ribs have been assumed to be fixed in order to study the effect of different rib forms. Modeling were performed for laminar flow (Re=1, 50 and 100) and nanofluid volume fractions of 0, 2% and 4%. The results indicated that an increase in volume fraction of solid nanoparticle leads to convectional heat transfer coefficient enhancement of the cooling fluid, whereas increasing the Nusselt number results in a loss of friction coefficient and pressure. Also, along with the fluid velocity increment, there will be an optimal proportion between heat and hydrodynamic transfer behavior which optimizes performance evaluation criteria (PEC) behavior. Among all of the investigated rib forms, the rectangular one made the most changes in the streamlines and the triangular form has the best thermal performance evaluation criteria values. For all studied Reynold numbers, heat transfer values are least for rectangular rib from. Therefore, trapezoidal ribs are recommended in high Reynold numbers.     

Increasing heat transfer of non-Newtonian nanofluid in rectangular microchannel with triangular ribs

In this study, computational fluid dynamics and the laminar flow of the non-Newtonian fluid have been numerically studied. The cooling fluid includes water and 0.5 wt% Carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) making the non-Newtonian fluid. In order to make the best of non-Newtonian nanofluid in this simulation, solid nanoparticles of Aluminum Oxide have been added to the non-Newtonian fluid in volume fractions of 0–2% with diameters of 25, 45 and 100 nm. The supposed microchannel is rectangular and two-dimensional in Cartesian coordination. The power law has been used to speculate the dynamic viscosity of the cooling nanofluid. The field of numerical solution is simulated in the Reynolds number range of 5 < Re < 300. A constant heat flux of 10,000 W/m² is exercised on the lower walls of the studied geometry. Further, the effect of triangular ribs with angle of attacks of 30°, 45° and 60° is studied on flow parameters and heat transfer due to the fluid flow. The results show that an increase in the volume fraction of nanoparticles as well as the use for nanoparticles with smaller diameters lead to greater heat transfer. Among all the studied forms, the triangular rib from with an angle of attack 30° has the biggest Nusselt number and the smallest pressure drop along the microchannel. Also, an increase in the angle of attack and as a result of a sudden contact between the fluid and the ribs and also a reduction in the coflowing length (length of the rib) cause a cut in heat transfer by the fluid in farther parts from the solid wall (tip of the rib).     

Flow visualization and local mass transfer studies for turbulent flow in a wind tunnel with chamfered ribs

The paper presents results of flow visualization and mass transfer studies for fully developed turbulent flow of air in a square section wind tunnel with repeated chamfered rib roughness on the bottom of the tunnel (rib head chamfer angles ϕ of -15°, 0°, and 15°; relative roughness pitchp/e = 3, 5, 7.5, and 10). Direct video recordings of flow patterns were made using a simple technique of particles visualization. For the positively chamfered closely spaced ribs (p/e <- 5) vigorous vortex shedding has been seen compared to the square or negatively chamfered ribs, which is found to be a function of the Reynolds number. For the widely spaced ribs, the study shows flow separation at the ribs and reattachment in the inter-rib region. Local mass transfer studies, based on the variation in colour of cobaltous chloride solution impregnated paper due to evaporation of water, showed a significant improvement in mass transfer rate in the recirculating region in the wake of ribs with the change in the chamfer angle from -15° to 15°. The positively chamfered 15° ribs are found to be better than square section ribs atp/e <- 7.5. The performance of negatively chamfered ribs is found to be poor compared to other ribs irrespective of the relative roughness pitch.     

The numerical investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop of turbulent flow in a triangular microchannel

In this presentation, the flow and heat transfer inside a microchannel with a triangular section, have been numerically simulated. In this three-dimensional simulation, the flow has been considered turbulent. In order to increase the heat transfer of the channel walls, the semi-truncated and semi-attached ribs have been placed inside the channel and the effect of forms and numbers of ribs has been studied. In this research, the base fluid is Water and the effect of volume fraction of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles on the amount of heat transfer and physics of flow have been investigated. The presented results are including of the distribution of Nusselt number in the channel, friction coefficient and Performance Evaluation Criterion of each different arrangement. The results indicate that, the ribs affect the physics of flow and their influence is absolutely related to Reynolds number of flow. Also, the investigation of the used semi-truncated and semi-attached ribs in Reynolds number indicates that, although heat transfer increases, but more pressure drop arises. Therefore, in this method, in order to improve the heat transfer from the walls of microchannel on the constant heat flux, using the pump is demanded.     

AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW IN A RECTANGULAR DUCT WITH BROKEN V-SHAPED RIBS

An experimental investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow in a rectangular duct roughened by broken V-shaped ribs pointing upstream was carried out. The rectangular duct had an aspect ratio of 1/8, and the Reynolds number range was from 1000 to 6000. Liquid Crystal Thermography (LCT) was used to obtain the detailed heat transfer distributions on the ribbed wall. The main observed characteristics include spanwise variation, local maxima, and saw-tooth fashion along the streamwise direction. These features were correlated and explained by the detailed velocity structures, observed by Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The flow characteristics introduced by ribs include altered spanwise profile of the mean flow velocity, a complicated secondary flow over the cross section, and flow separation and reattachment along the streamwise direction. In addition, a comparison of overall thermal and hydraulic performance with previously tested continuous ribs was conducted. It was found that the broken ribs had better overall performance in the high Reynolds number range.     

Flow over a system of several ribs under conditions of high free-stream turbulence

Results of an experimental hydrodynamic and heat-transfer study of the turbulent separated flow developing over a system of several cross-flow ribs are reported. Conditions with low and high free-stream turbulence are considered. Visualization and heat-transfer data are presented, and a comparison for two turbulence levels is given. In the system of three or more ribs, a very unstable flow in the second inter-rib cell was observed under low-turbulence conditions. Under a high level of free-stream turbulence, the flow in the first inter-rib cell is unstable; this observation is supported by measured pressure distributions. Addition of each next rib makes the separation flow region behind the last rib and the pressure recovery region less extended, and decreases the coordinate at which the rate of heat transfer attains its maximum. In the high-turbulent flow, the heat-transfer intensification in the second inter-rib cell amounts to 30 %. This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants Nos. 04-02-16070 and 06-08-00300).     

FORCED-CONVECTION HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER FROM COMPLEX SURFACES

Abstract

Heat and mass transfer rates from complex surfaces to a turbulent channel flow were measured using an infrared imaging system and the naphthalene sublimation technique, respectively. The surfaces are composed of spherical particles embedded either in a layer of thermally conducting, nonevaporating liquid or in an isothermal layer of subliming naphthalene. The experimental results indicate that, in general, the surface heat and mass transfer coefficients vary as the surface roughness increases, whereas the surface heat transfer coefficient changes as the solid-to-liquid thermal conductivity ratio is varied. Mass transfer rates exhibit less sensitivity to variations in the naphthalene height for surfaces composed of smaller particles, and heat transfer rates from surfaces of smaller particles remain fairly constant as the liquid level and thermal conductivity ratios are varied. The results are discussed relative to drying of partially wetted surfaces with surface complexity induced by the presence of droplets upon an impermeable substrate or a receding moisture front in a bed of granular material.     

ENHANCEMENT OF FORCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER IN NARROW CONCENTRIC ANNULI BY TURBULENCE PROMOTERS

Abstract

Forced convective heat transfer in a narrow concentric annulus was enhanced by turbulence promoters to improve the heat removal from a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a gas-cooled fusion reactor, and other narrow flow passages. The present experiments, which differed from those performed in conventional research, were carried out to examine the effect of turbulence promoters on the inner insulated wall opposite the outer smooth heated wall. This was achieved by changing the ratio of the pitch and the height P/ε, the ratio of the height and the space ε/ε¹, and the type of turbulence promoters used. Experimental results were examined for the local heat transfer coefficient distribution on the smooth outer tube, the average heat transfer coefficient, the friction factor, and the thermal performance. Five kinds of evaluations for thermal performance were carried out.P24     

Effect of V cut in perforated twisted tape insert on heat transfer and fluid flow behavior of tube flow: An experimental study

ABSTRACT

Present study investigates the heat transfer and friction characteristics of heat exchanger tube fitted with perforated twisted tape (PTT) insert having V cuts. A copper tube of 1 m length and 0.032 m inner diameter is used as test section to collect the experimental data by varying the twist ratio of PTT from 2 to 6 for the Reynolds number range of 2,700–23,400. V cuts are introduced in the PTT and the V-cut relative pitch ratio is varied from 1 to 2. The maximum thermo-hydraulic performance parameter is found to be 1.58.     

Impact of Surface Roughness on Flow Physics and Entropy Generation in Jet Impingement Applications

In this paper, a numerical investigation was performed of an air jet incident that normally occurs on a horizontal heated plane. Analysis of flow physics and entropy generation due to heat and friction is included using a simple easy-to-manufacture, surface roughening element: a circular rib concentric with the air jet. This study shows how varying the locations and dimensions of the rib can deliver a favorable trade-off between entropy generation and flow parameters, such as vortex generation and heat transfer. The performance of the roughness element was tested at three different radii; R/D = 1, 1.5 and 2, where D was the jet hydraulic diameter and R was the radial distance from the geometric center. At each location, the normalized rib height (e/D) was increased from 0.019 to 0.074 based on an increment of (e/D) = 0.019. The jet-to-target distance was H/D = 6 and the jet Reynolds number (Re) ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 Re, which was obtained from the jet hydraulic diameter (D), and the jet exit velocity (U). All results are presented in the form of entropy generation due to friction and heat exchange, as well as the total entropy generated. A detailed comparison of flow physics is presented for all ribs and compared with the baseline case of a smooth surface. The results show that at higher Reynolds numbers, adding a rib of a suitable height reduced the total entropy (St) by 31% compared to the no rib case. In addition, with ribs of heights 0.019, 0.037 and 0.054, respectively, the entropy generated by friction (Sf) was greater than that due to heat exchange (Sh) by about 42%, 26% and 4%, respectively. The rib of height e/D = 0.074 produced the minimum S_t at R/D = 1. As for varying R/D, varying rib location and Re values had a noticeable impact on Sh, Sf and (St). Placing the rib at R/D = 1 gave the highest total entropy generation (St) followed by R/D = 1.5 for all Re. Finally, the Bejan number increased as both rib height and rib location increased.     

真空室模块D 形环筋板焊接数值模拟与结构选型

基于有限元分析软件,以双椭球热源为内热源,对不同筋板型式下的真空室模块D 形环筋板焊接进行了三维动态模拟,得到了不同筋板型式下的瞬间温度场分布图、特征点热循环曲线以及应力应变曲线。结果表明：不同筋板型式下的焊接温度场以及各特征点的热循环曲线保持一致,相比采用I 型筋板的D 型环结构,采用 T 型筋板后的D 型环结构应力应变以及变形量都更小,真空室模块D 形环工程化试制过程中可优先考虑采用T 型筋板。     

Heat transfer peculiarities in separated flow past an oblique rib under different external turbulence

Results of an experimental study of turbulent flow past a flat rib installed at an angle to the free-stream direction are reported. In the experiments, external flows with two different turbulence numbers were used, and the angle of rib inclination to the free stream was varied from 50 to 90°. The experiments were performed for ribs of various heights under conditions with natural and high (13.4 %) free-stream turbulence levels. Visualization tests were performed to elucidate the vortex formation pattern and the direction of flow streamlines. Deformations of the recirculation region and secondary-vortex zone as well as enhanced effects due to 3D flow structure observed on decreasing the angle ϕ, and also notable restructuring of the flow at a high free-stream turbulence intensity, were identified. A comparison between pressure coefficients in different longitudinal sections of the channel is reported for ribs of various heights installed at various angles ϕ. The influence of rib inclination angle, rib height, and free-stream turbulence number on local heat-transfer coefficients and heat-transfer intensification is analysed. This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 06-08-00300).     

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Based on the finite element analysis software and double ellipsoid heat as the heat source, the ribs welding of D-ring patterns under different ribs in the vacuum chamber module was developed in the 3D dynamic simulation. The transient temperature field distribution, feature points thermal cycling curve and stress-strain curve were obtained. The results showed that the welding temperature field and the feature points thermal cycling curve were consistent. Compared with I-type rib with D-ring structure, the T-type rib had the lower stress-strain and deformation. Thus, it could give priority to the use of T-type rib in the engineering trial process of D-ring patterns of the vacuum chamber module.     

离散倾斜肋的传热强化及流动特性

本文以高湿透平叶片中腔内部冷却为应用背景，对两相对壁面具有三维离散斜肋的方形收敛通道内的传热进行了实验研究。本文获得的详尽的局部换热系数图谱、平均换热系数及复杂的近壁流场，可用于强化传热的设计。     

RECIPROCATING IMPINGEMENT JET HEAT TRANSFER WITH SURFACE RIBS

This article presents the experimental heat transfer results of an impinging jet onto a flat surface with discrete ribs in a reciprocating confinement. The test flows were systemically varied from static to reciprocating conditions with oscillating frequencies of 0.83, 1.25, and 1.67 Hz. Parametric ranges of tests in terms of Reynolds, pulsating, and buoyancy numbers were 10,000-25,000, 0-0.15, and 0-4.12 x 10^-7, respectively. It was found that the nonreciprocating heat transfer close to and away from the stagnation point was respectively reduced and improved from the smooth-walled values, which led to the more spatially uniform heat transfer distribution. An empirical correlation was developed to permit the evaluation of nonreciprocating local Nusselt numbers. Under reciprocating environment with relatively weak pulsating force effects, a tendency of heat transfer deterioration from static reference developed, which trend could lead to about 20% of heat transfer reduction. Further increase of pulsating force ratio caused the subsequent heat transfer recovery, and the local reciprocating Nusselt number could be enhanced to a level about 240% of the equivalent static value at a pulsating number of 0.014. Considerable influence of reciprocating buoyancy interaction on heat transfer was detected to impede local heat transfer. As the present flow system in a reciprocating confinement could result in higher and more spatially uniform heat transfer rates in general, it could be an applicable cooling method for pistons.