Conjugate heat transfer study of incompressible turbulent offset jet flows

In the present case, the conjugate heat transfer involving a turbulent plane offset jet is considered. The bottom wall of the solid block is maintained at an isothermal temperature higher than the jet inlet temperature. The parameters considered are the offset ratio (OR), the conductivity ratio (K), the solid slab thickness (S) and the Prandtl number (Pr). The Reynolds number considered is 15,000 because the flow becomes fully turbulent and then it becomes independent of the Reynolds number. The ranges of parameters considered are: OR = 3, 7 and 11, K = 1–1,000, S = 1–10 and Pr = 0.01–100. High Reynolds number two-equation model (k–ε) has been used for turbulence modeling. Results for the solid–fluid interface temperature, local Nusselt number, local heat flux, average Nusselt number and average heat transfer have been presented and discussed.     

Experimental and numerical study on flow characteristics and heat transfer of an oscillating jet in a channel

A fluidic oscillator can produce self-induced and self-sustaining oscillating jet by fluid supply without moving parts. This device has attracted research interest in heat and mass transfer enhancement in recent years. In the current study, a double-feedback fluidic oscillator was numerically investigated based on three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (3D-URANS) while the operating fluid is an incompressible flow. Then, the results were validated with experimental data by two-dimensional time-resolved particle image velocimetry (2D-TR-PIV) and thermographic phosphor thermometry (TPT) for the velocity and temperature field, respectively. A grid sensitivity study was done by comparison of instantaneous and time-averaged flow fields. Additionally, the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method was used to find the phase information of the oscillating jet, and fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis was used to find the frequency of the oscillating jet to validate the numerical results. The effect of the working fluid was also studied. Finally, in order to determine the effect of the Reynolds number on heat transfer enhancement, the Q-criterion was calculated to provide detailed insight into the oscillating mechanism. The results show that the non-dimensional frequency of oscillation is independent of either the working fluid or mass flow rate. Additionally, for a given fluid, increasing Re causes strong vortices and increases the frequency of oscillation. However, the convection heat transfer did not change significantly when varying the mass flow rate because the convection velocity of vortices increases as the mass flow rate is enhanced. A comparison with a free jet reveals that the oscillating jet in a channel is useful in terms of covering a larger area.     

Heat transfer in a wall jet propagating in a highly turbulent cocurrent flow

Heat transfer in a jet propagating in a cocurrent flow has been studied over wide ranges of the injection ratio (m=U_s/U₀<1 and m>1) and flow turbulence (Tu₀=0.2–25%). It is shown experimentally that for m<1, a 1% increase in turbulence leads to a 1% increase in heat transfer, and the wall adiabatic temperature and the relative heat-transfer function should be taken into account in heat-transfer calculations. For m>1, the flow turbulence does not affect the heat transfer and the heat production can be calculated using the laws typical of jet flows. Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 119–125, May–June, 1998.     

Experimental investigations of fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a slot jet impinging on a square cylinder

Experimental investigations on pressure distributions and average heat transfer on square cylinders due to slot jet impingement have been carried out for different parameters such as, slot jet-width, distance of the square cylinder from the nozzle exit, angle of inclination of the cylinder to the jet axis and Reynolds numbers. The minimum value of the pressure coefficient is obtained on the lower face at an angle of inclination of 15° for all distances of the square cylinder from the nozzle exit. At the lowest Reynolds number the maximum average heat transfer rate is obtained at a distance of eight times the jet width from the nozzle exit. An increasing trend of the heat transfer rate is observed for higher Reynolds numbers. The maximum value of the heat transfer rate is obtained between the angles of inclination of 15° and 30° of the square cylinder to the jet axis. A correlation for the average Nusselt number is proposed in terms of the relevant non-dimensional parameters.

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Experimentelle Untersuchung der Strömungs- und Wärmeübergangscharakteristik bei Schlitzdüsenanblasung eines quadratischen Zylinders

Zusammenfassung Druckverteilung und gemittelter Wärmeübergang bei Schlitzanblasung eines quadratischen Zylinders wurden experimentell für folgende Parameter untersucht: Schlitzbreite; Abstand Düsenmündung vom Zylinder; Neigungswinkel des Zylinders zur Strahlachse; Reynoldszahl. Den Minimalwert des Druckkoeffizienten erhält man für alle Abstände an der Unterseite (bei einem Neigungswinkel von 15°). Bei der niedrigsten Reynoldszahl tritt der höchste Wert des gemittelten Wärmestroms in einem Abstand Düsenmündung/Zylinder von 8 Strahlbreiten auf. Mit steigender Reynoldszahl nimmt der Wärmestrom zu. Dessen höchster Wert tritt im Bereich 15 bis 30° des Neigungswinkels zwischen Zylinder und Strahlachse auf. Eine die Meßwerte korrelierende Nusscltbeziehung als Funktion dimensionsloser Parameter wird angegeben.

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Nomenclature A surface area of the square cylinder - a width of the square cylinder - C _p pressure coefficient=(p–p _a )/ - C _pb base pressure coefficient=(p _b –p _a )/ - h _f free convection heat transfer coefficient - average heat transfer coefficient - k thermal conductivity of air - L distance of the axis of the square cylinder from the nozzle exit - l length of the square cylinder - Pr Prandtl number - p static pressure - p _a atmospheric pressure - p _b base pressure on the rear face - Nu _f free convection Nusselt number - average Nusselt number - q heat loss - q _f heat loss due to free convection - Re Reynolds number=u _j W/v _a - T _a ambient air temperature - average surface temperature - u _j average jet velocity at the nozzle exit - W nozzle width - angle of inclination of the square cylinder to the jet axis in degrees - _a kinematic viscosity of air - _a density of air     

Experimental investigations of fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a slot jet impinging on a rectangular cylinder

Experimental investigations on flow characteristics and average heat transfer due to slot jet impinging on a rectangular cylinder have been carried out for different non-dimensional parameters. The minimum value of the pressure coefficient is found on the lower face of the rectangular cylinder at an angle of inclination of 15°. Drag coefficient calculated from the measured pressure distribution is found to be maximum within a range of breadth/width ratio of 0.67 to 1.5 of rectangular cylinders. The maximum value of heat transfer rate is obtained at the angle of inclination of 15° of the cylinder to the jet axis. An increasing trend of heat transfer rate is observed with higher Reynolds numbers. A correlation of average Nusselt number is presented for rectangular cylinders.

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Experimentelle Untersuchung der Strömungs- und Wärmeübergangs-charakteristik eines auf einen rechteckigen Zylinder auftreffenden Strahls aus einer Schlitzdüse

Zusammenfassung Es wurden experimentelle Untersuchungen des Strömungs- und Wärmeübergangsverhaltens an einem rechteckigen, durch einen Strahl aus einer Schlitzdüse beaufschlagten Zylinders für verschiedene dimensionslose Parameter durchgeführt. Der Kleinstwert des Druckbeiwertes tritt an der Unterfläche des rechteckigen Zylinders bei einem Neigungswinkel von 15° auf. Der ausder gemessenen Druckverteilung berechnete Widerstandsbeiwert erreicht bei einem Breiten-Dicken-Verhältnis des Zylinders zwischen 0,67 und 1,5 Maximalwerte. Den maximalen Wärmestrom erhält man bei einem Neigungswinkel zwischen Zylinder und Strahlachse von 15°. Mit steigenden Reynoldszahlen erhöht sich der abgeführte Wärmestrom. Eine Korrelation für die mittlere Nusseltzahl an rechteckigen Zylindern wird mitgeteilt.

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Nomenclature A surface area of the rectangular cylinder - a width of the rectangular cylinder - b breadth of the rectangular cylinder - C _D drag coefficient =D/ - C _p pressure coefficient = (p – p _a )/ - C _pb base pressure coefficient = (p _b –p _a )/ - D drag force - h _f free convection heat transfer coefficient - average heat transfer coefficient - k thermal conductivity of air - L distance of the axis of the square cylinder from the nozzle exit - l length of the rectangular cylinder - Pr Prandtl number - p static pressure - P _a atmospheric pressure - P _b base pressure on the rear face - Nu _f free convection Nusselt number - average Nusselt number - q heat loss - q _f heat loss due to free convection - Re Reynolds number =u _j W/ _a - T _a ambient air temperature - average surface temperature - u _j average jet velocity at the nozzle exit - W nozzle width - angle of inclination of the rectangular cylinder to the jet axis in degrees - _a kinematic viscosity of air - _a density of air     

Turbulent flow and convective heat transfer in a wavy wall channel

This paper reports the numerical modeling of turbulent flow and convective heat transfer over a wavy wall using a two equations eddy viscosity turbulence model. The wall boundary conditions were applied by using a new zonal modeling strategy based on DNS data and combining the standard k– turbulence model in the outer core flow with a one equation model to resolve the near-wall region.It was found that the two-layer model is successful in capturing most of the important physical features of a turbulent flow over a wavy wall with reasonable amount of memory storage and computer time. The predicted results show the shortcomings of the standard law of the wall for predicting such type of flows and consequently suggest that direct integrations to the wall must be used instead. Moreover, Comparison of the predicted results of a wavy wall with that of a straight channel, indicates that the averaged Nusselt number increases until a critical value is reached where the amplitude wave is increased. However, this heat transfer enhancement is accompanied by an increase in the pressure drop.     

Experimental investigation of the interaction between a plane wall jet and a parallel offset jet

The dual-jet flow generated by a plane wall jet and a parallel offset jet at an offset ratio of d/w = 1.0 has been investigated using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The particle images are captured, processed, and subsequently used to characterize the flow in terms of the 2D velocity and vorticity distributions. Statistical characteristics of the flow are obtained through ensemble averaging of 360 instantaneous velocity fields. Also presented is a time series of instantaneous flow fields to illustrate the dynamic interaction between the two jets. Results reveal that the near field of the flow is characterized by a periodic large-scale Karman-like vortex shedding similar to what would be expected in the wake of a bluff body. The existence of the Karman-like vortices results in periodic interactions between the two jets; in addition, these vortices produce noticeable impact on the jet outer layers, i.e., the free shear layer of the offset jet and the wall boundary layer of the wall jet. A schematic of vortex/shear layer interaction is proposed to illustrate the flow pattern.     

Approximate solutions of heat and momentum transfer in laminar plane wall jet

In the present paper approximate solutions for the fluid and thermal boundary layers in an incompressible laminar plane wall jet with isothermal and adiabatic walls have been studied respectively, and comparisons with the known exact solutions have been made wherever possible. It is found that the present method is simple and straightforward, and gives results being in good agreement with the exact solutions. For moderate values of the Prandtl number the method may be used for calculating the heat transfer from an isothermal wall and temperature recovery factor for an adiabatic wall respectively.Nomenclature a* dimensionless temperature gradient at the wall - c _p specific heat at constant pressure - K momentum flux through a cross-section of the jet - Q volume flux through a cross-section of the jet - r* temperature recovery factor - T temperature of the fluid in the boundary layer - T _r adiabatic wall temperature - T temperature of the fluid at rest - u, v velocity components along and normal to the plane wall respectively - x, y rectangular coordinates along and normal to the plane wall respectively - z Greek symbols fluid boundary layer thickness - _t, _T thermal boundary layer thickness for an isothermal and an adiabatic wall respectively - dimensionless y-coordinate - dimensionless temperature difference (T–T )/T - coefficient of thermal conductivity - coefficient of viscosity - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - Prandtl number - _w shearing stress on the plane wall     

Two phase flow and heat transfer characteristics of a separate-type heat pipe

Two phase flow and heat transfer characteristics of a separate-type heat pipe have been studied experimentally and theoretically. The experimental apparatus have the same geometry for the evaporator and the condenser which consist of 5-tube-banks, with working temperature ranges of 80–125°C. The experimental working fluid is dual-distilled water with corrosion-resistant agents. Heat transfer coefficients for boiling and condensation along with heat flux and working temperature are measured at different filling ratio. According to the results of the experiments, the optimized filling ratio ranges from 16 to 36%. Fitted correlations of average heat transfer coefficients of the evaporator and Nusselt numbers of the condenser at the proposed filling ratio are obtained. Two phase flow characteristics of the evaporator and the condenser as well as their influence on heat transfer are described on the basis of simplified analysis. Reasons for the pulse-boiling process remain to be studied.     

Effects of a turbulent wall jet on heat transfer over a non-confined backward-facing step

Experimental and numerical analysis of a turbulent wall jet on the heat transfer downstream of a non-confined backward-facing step are presented. Several configurations are studied to analyse the influence of the upstream flow and the height of the step. An infrared camera and a hot wire were used to visualize a temperature map and measure the instantaneous velocity, respectively. The main objective was to visualize and compare both the fluid flow and the heat transfer, by studying the skin friction coefficient C_f and the Nusselt number Nu_d, respectively. The latter is obtained by the calculation of the heat transfer coefficient, evaluated by inverse method. Both experimental data and numerical approach provide good agreement regarding the flow structure and thermal data for measuring the position and the value of characteristics scales in the recirculation zone. A correlation between the maximum heat transfer Nu_max and the maximum Reynolds number Re_max is presented. Similarities and differences are highlighted in the paper compared to confined configurations.     

Underexpanded wall jet in a cocurrent flow

The flow of a two-dimensional underexpanded wall jet flowing out of a sonic nozzle along a channel wall has been experimentally investigated. The dependence of the dimension of the first barrel of the jet on the underexpansion is obtained. It is shown that the flow of the jet in the channel is associated with a significant axial pressure gradient on the initial interval of the induced cocurrent flow and that this leads to a substantial change in the geometric dimensions of the jet.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 196–199, January–February, 1993.     

Turbulent heat transfer in a flow of liquid metal near the wall

The article discusses turbulent heat transfer in media with small Prandtl numbers (Pr?1 for liquid metals). In this case, the thermal sublayer is Pr^-1 times thicker than the viscous sublayer. It is established that the coefficient of turbulent heat transfer varies in the thermal sublayer proportionally to the second power of the distance to the wall; the ratio of the coefficients of the turbulent transfer of heat and momentum in this region decreases in accordance with a linear law with approach to the wall. The conclusions of the theory are compared with the experimental data of other authors.     

Magnetic field effect on heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of blood flow in multi-stenosis arteries

Heat and fluid flow characteristics of blood flow in multi-stenosis arteries in the presence of magnetic field is considered. A mathematical model of the multi-stenosis inside the arteries is introduced. A finite difference scheme is used to solve the governing equations in terms of vorticity-stream function along with their boundary conditions. The effect of magnetic field and the degree of stenosis on wall shear stress and Nusselt number is investigated. It was found that magnetic field modifies the flow patterns and increases the heat transfer rate. The severity of the stenosis affects the wall shear stress characteristics significantly. The magnetic field torque will increase the thermal boundary layer thickness and the temperature gradient in the streaming blood, and hence increasing the local Nusselt number     

Unsteady flow and heat transfer analysis of an impinging synthetic jet

The present paper focuses on the analysis of unsteady flow and heat transfer regarding an axisymmetric impinging synthetic jet on a constant heat flux disc. Synthetic jet is a zero net mass flux jet that provides an unsteady flow without any external source of fluid. Present results are validated against the available experimental data showing that the SST/k − ω turbulence model is more accurate and reliable than the standard and low-Re k − ε models for predicting heat transfer from an impinging synthetic jet. It is found that the time-averaged Nusselt number enhances as the nozzle-to-plate distance is increased. As the oscillation frequency in the range of 16–400 Hz is increased, the heat transfer is enhanced. It is shown that the instantaneous Nu distribution along the wall is influenced mainly by the interaction of produced vortex ring and wall boundary layer. Also, the fluctuation level of Nu decreases as the frequency is raised.     

Boiling heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids jet impingement on a plate surface

The jet boiling heat transfer of a bar water–CuO particle suspensions (nanofluids) jet impingement on a large flat surface was experimentally investigated. The experimental results were compared with those from water. The quantificational effects of the nanoparticles concentration and the flow conditions on the nucleate boiling heat transfer and the critical heat flux (CHF) were investigated. The experimental data showed that the jet boiling heat transfer for the water–CuO nanofluid is significantly different from those for water. The nanofluids have poor nucleate boiling heat transfer compared with the base fluid due to that a very thin nanoparticle sorption layer was formed on the heated surface. The CHF for the nanofluid increased compared with that of water. The reasons were that the solid–liquid contact angle decreased due to a very thin sorption layer on the heated surface and the jet and agitating effect of the nanoparticles on the subfilm layer enhance supply of liquid to the surface.     

Numerical solutions of pulsating flow and heat transfer characteristics in a pipe

Numerical studies are made of flow and heat transfer characteristics of a pulsating flow in a pipe. Complete time-dependent laminar boundary-layer equations are solved numerically over broad ranges of the parameter spaces, i.e., the frequency parameter β and the amplitude of oscillation A. Recently developed numerical solution procedures for unsteady boundary-layer equations are utilized. The capabilities of the present numerical model are satisfactorily tested by comparing the instantaenous axial velocities with the existing data in various parameters. The time-mean axial velocity profiles are substantially unaffected by the changes in β and A. For high frequencies, the prominent effect of pulsations is felt principally in a thin layer near the solid wall. Skin friction is generally greateer than that of a steady flow. The influence of oscillation on skin friction is appreciable both in terms of magnitude and phase relation. Numerical results for temperature are analyzed to reveal significant heat transfer characteristics. In the downstream fully established region, the Nusselt number either increases or decreases over the steady-flow value, depending on the frequency parameter, although the deviations from the steady values are rather small in magnitude for the parameter ranges computed. The Nusselt number trend is amplified as A increases and when the Prandtl number is low below unity. These heat transfer characteristics are qualitatively consistent with previous theoretical predictions.     

On the effect of wall oscillations on mass (heat) transfer in channel flow

Summary A mechanism is investigated which might lead to enhancement of the rate of mass (or heat) transfer in channel flow at relatively low Reynolds numbers. One of the possible areas of application of this mechanism concerns blood oxigenators. Enhancement of the transfer rate is sought by oscillating the channel walls. The mass transfer analysis given in this paper shows that, for large Peclet numbers and small amplitudes of the wall oscillations, the effect of the steady streaming can be exploited in order to increase mass transfer from the wall only for a range of moderate values of non dimensional frequency α close to 1.

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Sommario Si analizza un meccanismo che può rivelarsi idoneo ad attivare lo scambio di massa (o calore) in dispositivi di scambio operanti in condizioni di deflusso laminare. In particolare una verosimile e significativa area di applicazione di tale meccanismo è quella degli ossigenatori a membrana utilizzati nella circolazione extracorporea. Nel caso qui esaminato il procedimento di possibile attivazione dello scambio di massa consiste nel far vibrare ad opportune frequenze le pareti che delimitano i meati di cui è costituito l'ossigenatore. L'analisi mostra che per grandi valori del numero di Peclet e piccole ampiezze di oscillazione delle pareti, lo scambio di massa è incentivato solo per valori del parametro adimensionale di frequenza α (numero di Womersley) prossimi ad 1.