Heat Transfer Enhancements in Rotating Two-Pass Coolant Channels With Profiled Ribs: Part 2—Detailed Measurements

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Nikitopoulos ◽  
V. Eliades ◽  
S. Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Blockage Ratio ◽  
Average Heat ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
Made In

Detailed heat/mass transfer distributions are presented inside a two-pass rotating ribbed coolant channel for two profiled-rib configurations. Several profiled-rib configurations have been studied (Acharya et al., 2000), and it was found that the best performance was achieved by saw-tooth ribs, and a pyramid–valley rib combination. The profiled ribs were placed directly opposite to each other on the leading and trailing surfaces. Smooth side walls were used in all the experiments. Heat transfer measurements were compared with straight ribs of equal blockage ratio. The measurements were made in a two-pass rotating facility using the naphthalene sublimation mass transfer technique, which provides highly resolved surface distributions. The results presented are for a Reynolds number of 30,000, two rotation numbers (0 and 0.3), and include average heat/mass transfer over the entire inter-rib module as well as detailed heat/mass transfer contours for two profiled-rib cases. Significant enhancement of up to 25 percent in heat/mass transfer was obtained with the pyramid–valley and saw-tooth shaped ribs under rotating conditions.

Heat Transfer Enhancements in Rotating Two-Pass Coolant Channels With Profiled Ribs: Part 2 — Detailed Measurements

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Nikitopoulos ◽  
V. Eliades ◽  
S. Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Blockage Ratio ◽  
Average Heat ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
Made In

Detailed heat/mass transfer distributions are presented inside a two-pass rotating ribbed coolant channel for two profiled-rib configurations. Several profiled-rib configurations have been studied (Acharya et al.; 2000), and it was found that the best performance was achieved by saw-tooth ribs, and a pyramid–valley rib combination. The profiled ribs were placed directly opposite to each other on the leading and trailing surfaces. Smooth side walls were used in all the experiments. Heat transfer measurements were compared with straight ribs of equal blockage ratio. The measurements were made in a two-pass rotating facility using the naphthalene sublimation mass transfer technique which provides highly resolved surface distributions. The results presented are for a Reynolds number of 30,000 two Rotation numbers (0 and 0.3) and include average heat/mass transfer over the entire inter-rib-module as well as detailed heat/mass transfer contours for two profiled-rib cases. Significant enhancements of up to 25% in heat/mass transfer was obtained with the pyramid-valley, and saw-tooth shaped ribs under rotating conditions.

Experimental and Computational Study of Heat/Mass Transfer and Flow Structure for Four Dimple Shapes in a Square Internal Passage

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuguo Zhou ◽  
Sumanta Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Sublimation Method

Mass/heat transfer measurements are made using the naphthalene sublimation method in a square internal passage where one wall has a single dimple. Four types of dimple shapes are studied: square, triangular, circular and teardrop. Sherwood numbers are obtained both inside and around the dimples. Measurements are made at a Reynolds number of 21,000. In addition, computations are performed for the same dimple geometries, and with the same flow conditions as in the experiments. Flow patterns for the four dimples are identified, and heat transfer distributions for each dimple are obtained. Computational results are compared with the experimental data and show satisfactory agreement. Both experimental and numerical results suggest that the teardrop dimple has the highest heat /mass transfer among the four dimple shapes studied.

Experimental and Computational Study of Heat/Mass Transfer and Flow Structure for Four Dimple Shapes in a Square Internal Passage

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumanta Acharya ◽  
Fuguo Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Sublimation Method

Mass/heat transfer measurements are made using the naphthalene sublimation method in a square internal passage where one wall has a single dimple. Four types of dimple shapes are studied: square, triangular, circular, and teardrop. Sherwood numbers are obtained both inside and around the dimples. Measurements are made at a Reynolds number of 21,000. In addition, computations are performed for the same dimple geometries, and with the same flow conditions as in the experiments. Flow patterns for the four dimples are identified and heat transfer distributions for each dimple are obtained. The computational results are compared with the experimental data and show satisfactory agreement. Both the experimental and numerical results suggest that the teardrop dimple has the highest heat /mass transfer among the four dimple shapes studied.

Heat/Mass Transfer in a 4:1 AR Smooth and Ribbed Coolant Passage With Rotation in 90-Degree and 45-Degree Orientations

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Acharya ◽  
P. Agarwal ◽  
D. E. Nikitopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Spanwise Direction ◽  
Degree Relative ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation Technique ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Smooth Channel ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation

The paper presents an experimental study of heat/mass transfer coefficient in 4:1 aspect ratio rectangular channel with smooth or ribbed walls for Reynolds number in the range of 5,000 to 30,000, rotation numbers in the range of 0–0.12 and for two different orientations of the test-section (90-degree and 45-degree relative to the plane of rotation). Such passages are encountered close to the trailing sections of the turbine blade. Inline normal tips (e/Dh = 0.15625 and p/e = 11.2) are used and placed on the leading and the trailing sides. The experiments are conducted in a rotating two-pass coolant channel facility using the naphthalene sublimation technique. It is observed that for the 45-degree orientation of the test-section, all the walls show an increase in the heat transfer with rotation as opposed to the 90-degree orientation where the stabilized wall shows reduction and the destabilized wall shows enhancement. The spanwise mass transfer distributions in the smooth and the ribbed cases are also presented, and show significant variations in the spanwise direction for the smooth channel.

scholarly journals Highly Resolved Distribution of Heat Transfer for Turbine Leading Edge Film Cooling Including Reynolds Number and Blowing Rate Effects

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Jung ◽  
D. K. Hennecke
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation Technique

The effect of leading edge film cooling on heat transfer was experimentally investigated using the naphthalene sublimation technique. The experiments were performed on a symmetrical model of the leading edge suction side region of a high pressure turbine blade with one row of film cooling holes on each side. Two different lateral inclinations of the injection holes were studied: 0° and 45°. In order to build a data base for the validation and improvement of numerical computations, highly resolved distributions of the heat/mass transfer coefficients were measured. Reynolds numbers (based on hole diameter) were varied from 4000 to 8000 and blowing rate from 0.0 to 1.5. For better interpretation, the results were compared with injection-flow visualizations. Increasing the blowing rate causes more interaction between the jets and the mainstream, which creates higher jet turbulence at the exit of the holes resulting in a higher relative heat transfer. This increase remains constant over quite a long distance dependent on the Reynolds number. Increasing the Reynolds number keeps the jets closer to the wall resulting in higher relative heat transfer. The highly resolved heat/mass transfer distribution shows the influence of the complex flow field in the near hole region on the heat transfer values along the surface.

Heat/Mass Transfer in 1:4 Rectangular Passages With Rotation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peeyush Agarwal ◽  
Sumanta Acharya ◽  
D. E. Nikitopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Transfer Data ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation Technique ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Local Mass Transfer ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Sublimation Technique

The paper presents an experimental study of heat/mass transfer coefficient in 1:4 rectangular channel with smooth or ribbed walls for Reynolds number in the range of 5000 to 40000 and Rotation numbers in the range of 0–0.12. Such passages are encountered close to the mid-chord sections of the turbine blade. Normal ribs (e/Dh = 0.3125, and P/e = 8) are placed on the leading and the trailing sides only. The experiments are conducted in a rotating two-pass coolant channel facility using the naphthalene sublimation technique. For purposes of comparison, selected measurements are also performed in a 1:1 cross-section. The local mass-transfer data in the fully developed region is averaged to study the effect of the Reynolds and the Rotation numbers. The span-wise mass transfer distributions in the smooth and the ribbed cases are also examined.

Heat and Mass Transfer Caused by a Laminar Channel Flow Equipped With a Synthetic Jet Array

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdeneˇk Tra´vni´cˇek ◽  
Petra Dancˇova´ ◽  
Jozef Kordik ◽  
Toma´sˇ Vit ◽  
Miroslav Pavelka
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Channel Flow ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Low Reynolds Number ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Laminar Channel Flow ◽  
Low Reynolds

Low-Reynolds-number laminar channel flow is used in various heat/mass transfer applications, such as cooling and mixing. A low Reynolds number implies a low intensity of heat/mass transfer processes, since they rely only on the gradient diffusion. To enhance these processes, an active flow control by means of synthetic (zero-net-mass-flux) jets is proposed. This arrangement can be promising foremost in microscale. The present study is experimental in which a Reynolds number range of 200–500 is investigated. Measurement was performed mainly in air as the working fluid by means of hot-wire anemometry and the naphthalene sublimation technique. PIV experiments in water are also discussed. The experiments were performed in macroscale at the channel cross-section (20×100)mm and (40×200)mm in air and water, respectively. The results show that the low Reynolds number channel flow can be actuated by an array of synthetic jets, operating near the resonance frequency. The control effect of actuation and the heat transfer enhancement was quantified. The stagnation Nusselt number was enhanced by 10–30 times in comparison with the non-actuated channel flow. The results indicate that the present arrangement can be a useful tool for heat transfer enhancement in various applications, e.g., cooling and mixing.

Heat Transfer on Rotating Channel With Various Heights of Pin-Fin

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Su Park ◽  
Kyung Min Kim ◽  
Dong Hyun Lee ◽  
Hyung Hee Cho ◽  
Minking K. Chyu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation Technique ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Pin Fin Array

Pin-fins have been used to enhance the heat transfer near the trailing edge of a turbine airfoil. Previous pin-fin heat transfer studies focused mainly on the array geometry of pin height-to-diameter equal to unity in a stationary frame. This study experimentally examines the effects of pin height-to-diameter ratio (Hp/Dp) from 2 to 4 and rotation number (Ro) from 0 to 0.2. The tested model used a staggered pin-fin array with an inter-pin spacing of 2.5 times the pin-diameter (S/D = 2.5) in both longitudinal and transverse directions. Detailed heat/mass transfer coefficients were measured using the naphthalene sublimation technique with a heat-mass transfer analogy. The data measured suggest that an increase in Hp/Dp increases the level of array heat/mass transfer. Array averaged Sherwood numbers for Hp/Dp = 3 and Hp/Dp = 4 are approximately 10% and 35% higher than that of Hp/Dp = 2. The effect of rotation induces notable difference in heat/mass transfer between the leading surface and the trailing surface. The heat transfer coefficients change a little although the rotating number increases in the tested range because the pin-fins break the rotation-induced vortices.

Heat Transfer in 1:4 Rectangular Passages With Rotation

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peeyush Agarwal ◽  
Sumanta Acharya ◽  
D. E. Nikitopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Transfer Data ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation Technique ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Local Mass Transfer ◽  
Naphthalene Sublimation ◽  
Sublimation Technique

The paper presents an experimental study of heat/mass transfer coefficient in 1:4 rectangular channel with smooth or ribbed walls for Reynolds number in the range of 5000–40,000 and rotation numbers in the range of 0–0.12. Such passages are encountered close to the mid-chord sections of the turbine blade. Normal ribs (e/Dh=0.3125 and P/e=8) are placed on the leading and the trailing sides only. The experiments are conducted in a rotating two-pass coolant channel facility using the naphthalene sublimation technique. For purposes of comparison, selected measurements are also performed in a 1:1 cross section. The local mass-transfer data in the fully developed region is averaged to study the effect of the Reynolds and the rotation numbers. The spanwise mass transfer distributions in the smooth and the ribbed cases are also examined.

scholarly journals Heat Transfer in a Two-Pass Internally Ribbed Turbine Blade Coolant Channel With Cylindrical Vortex Generators

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Hibbs ◽  
Sumanta Acharya ◽  
Yi Chen ◽  
Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos ◽  
Tod A. Myrum
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Sherwood Number ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Average Mass ◽  
Side Walls

The effect of vortex generators on the mass (heat) transfer from the ribbed passage of a two pass turbine blade coolant channel is investigated with the intent of optimizing the vortex generator geometry so that significant enhancements in mass/heat transfer can be achieved. In the experimental configuration considered, ribs are mounted on two opposite walls: all four walls along each pass are active and have mass transfer from their surfaces but the ribs are non-participating. Mass transfer measurements, in the form of Sherwood number ratios, are made along the centerline and in selected inter-rib modules. Results are presented for Reynolds number in the range of 5,000 to 40,000. pitch to rib height ratios of 10.5 and 21, and vortex generator-rib spacing to rib height ratios of 0.55 and 1.5. Centerline and spanwise averaged Sherwood number ratios are presented along with contours of the Sherwood number ratios. Results indicate that the vortex generators lead to substantial increases in the local mass transfer rates, particularly along the side walls, and modest increases in the average mass transfer rates. The vortex generators have the effect of making the inter-rib profiles along the ribbed walls more uniform. Along the side walls, horseshoe vortices that characterize the vortex generator wake are associated with significant mass transfer enhancements. The wake effects and the levels of enhancement decrease somewhat with increasing Reynolds number and decreasing pitch.

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