Heat Transfer and Friction Factor in a Square Channel With One, Two, or Four Inclined Ribbed Walls

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Whan Ahn ◽  
Ho Keun Kang ◽  
Sung Taek Bae ◽  
Dae Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Ribbed Channel ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Channel Aspect Ratio ◽  
Turbulent Air Flow

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the heat transfer and friction characteristics of a fully developed turbulent air flow in a square channel with 45 deg inclined ribs on one, two, or four walls. Either two opposite walls or all four walls in the channel were heated. Tests were performed for Reynolds numbers (Re) ranging from 7600 to 24,900, the pitch to rib height ratio (P∕e) of 8.0, the rib height to channel hydraulic diameter ratio (e∕Dh) of 0.0667, and the channel aspect ratio of 1.0. The results show that the local Nusselt number and friction factor increase with the number of ribbed walls. With one ribbed wall, the Nusselt numbers on the ribbed side (B) were 50% and 63% greater than those on the adjacent smooth sides (L∕R) and the opposite smooth side (T), respectively. The Nusselt numbers, when the two opposite walls of a four-wall ribbed channel are heated, are found to be 1.49–1.52 times greater than those obtained when all four walls are heated.

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Measurements for a Square Channel With 45 deg Round-Edged Ribs at High Reynolds Numbers

2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhilesh P. Rallabandi ◽  
Nawaf Alkhamis ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
The Cost

Experiments to determine heat transfer coefficients and friction factors are conducted on a stationary 45 deg parallel rib-roughened square channel, which simulates a turbine blade internal coolant passage. Copper plates fitted with silicone heaters and thermocouples are used to measure regionally averaged heat transfer coefficients. Reynolds numbers studied range from 30,000 to 400,000. The ribs studied have rounded (filleted) edges to account for manufacturing limitations of actual engine blades. The rib height (e) to hydraulic diameter (D) ratio (e/D) ranges from 0.1 to 0.2, while spacing (p) to height ratio (p/e) ranges from 5 to 10. Results indicate an increase in the heat transfer due to the ribs at the cost of a higher friction factor, especially at higher Reynolds numbers. Round-edged ribs experience a similar heat transfer coefficient and a lower friction factor compared with sharp-edged ribs, especially at higher values of the rib height. Correlations predicting Nu and f as a function of e/D, p/e, and Re are presented. Also presented are correlations for the heat transfer and friction roughness parameters (G and R, respectively).

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Measurements for a Square Channel With 45Deg Round Edged Ribs at High Reynolds Numbers

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhilesh P. Rallabandi ◽  
Nawaf Alkhamis ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
The Cost

Experiments to determine heat transfer coefficients and friction factors are conducted on a stationary 45 deg parallel rib roughened square channel which simulates a turbine blade internal coolant passage. Copper plates fitted with silicone heaters and thermocouples are used to measure regionally averaged heat transfer coefficients. Reynolds numbers studied range from 30,000 to 400,000. The ribs studied have rounded (filleted) edges to account for manufacturing limitations of actual engine blades. The rib height (e) to hydraulic diameter (D) ratio (e/D) ranges from 0.1 to 0.2; spacing (p) to height ratio (p/e) ranges from 5 to 10. Results indicate an increase in heat transfer due to ribs at the cost of a higher friction factor, especially at higher Reynolds Numbers. Round edged ribs experience a similar heat transfer coefficient and a lower friction factor compared to sharp edged ribs, especially at higher values of rib height. Correlations predicting Nu and f as a function of e/D, p/e and Re are presented. Also presented are correlations for heat transfer and friction roughness parameters (G and R).

Influence of Surface Heat Flux Ratio on Heat Transfer Augmentation in Square Channels With Parallel, Crossed and V-Shaped Angled Ribs

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Han ◽  
Y. M. Zhang ◽  
C. P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Wall Heat Flux ◽  
Wall Heat Transfer ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation

The effect of wall heat flux ratio on the local heat transfer augmentation in a square channel with two opposite in-line ribbed walls was investigated for Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 80,000. The square channel composed of ten isolated copper sections has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (L/D) of 20. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.0625 and the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) equals 10. Six ribbed side to smooth side wall heat flux ratios (Case 1 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 1; Case 2 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 3; Case 3 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 6; Case 4 - q″r1/q″s = 6 and q″r2/q″s = 4; Case 5 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = ∞ and Case 6 - q″r1/q″s = ∞ and q″r2/q″s = 0) were studied for four rib orientations (90° rib, 60° parallel rib, 60° crossed rib, and 60° ∨-shaped rib). The results show that the ribbed side wall heat transfer augmentation increases with increasing ribbed side to smooth side wall heat flux ratios, but the reverse is true for the smooth side wall heat transfer augmentation. The average heat transfer augmentation of the ribbed side and smooth side wall decreases slightly with increasing wall heat flux ratios. Two ribbed side wall heating (Case 5 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = ∞) provides a higher ribbed-side-wall heat transfer augmentation than the four-wall uniform heating (Case 1 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 1). The effect of wall heat flux ratio reduces with increasing Reynolds numbers. The results also indicate that the 60° ∨-shaped rib and 60° parallel rib perform better than the 60° crossed rib and 90° rib, regardless of wall heat flux ratio and Reynolds number.

Turbulent Flow Heat Transfer and Friction in a Rectangular Channel With Varying Numbers of Ribbed Walls

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Chandra ◽  
M. E. Niland ◽  
J. C. Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Channel Length ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Hydraulic Diameter ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Flow Heat ◽  
Turbulent Air Flow

An experimental study of wall heat transfer and friction characteristics of a fully developed turbulent air flow in a rectangular channel with transverse ribs on one, two, and four walls is reported. Tests were performed for Reynolds numbers ranging from 10,000 to 80,000. The pitch-to-rib height ratio, P/e, was kept at 8 and rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratio, e/Dh, was kept at 0.0625. The channel length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio, L/Dh, was 15. The heat transfer coefficient and friction factor values were enhanced with the increase in the number of ribbed walls. The friction roughness function, R(e+), was almost constant over the entire range of tests performed and was within comparable limits of the previously published data. The heat transfer roughness function, G(e+), decreased with additional ribbed walls and compared well with previous work in this area. Friction data obtained experimentally for the case with four ribbed walls compared well with the values predicted by the assumed theoretical relationship used in the present study and past publications. Results of this investigation could be used in various applications of internal channel turbulent flows involving different numbers of roughened walls.

scholarly journals Experimental investigation of the effect of wave turbulators on heat transfer in pipes

2021 ◽  
pp. 183-183
Author(s):  
Sendogan Karagoz ◽  
Semih Erzincanli ◽  
Orhan Yildirim ◽  
Ilker Firat ◽  
Mehmet Kaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Thermal Enhancement ◽  
Enhancement Factors ◽  
Thermal Enhancement Factor

This experimental study deals with the heat transfer and friction effects of sinusoidal part turbulators for single-phase flows occurring in a circular shaped pipe. Turbulators with three different radius values are placed in the pipe to make the flow turbulent. In this way, changes in Nusselt number and friction coefficient are examined. As a result of the experiments made with Reynolds numbers in the range of 6614-20710, the increase rates of the Nusselt numbers of turbulators with 20 mm, 110 mm and 220 mm radius compared to the empty pipe were obtained as 153.49%, 85.36%, and 52.09%, respectively. As a result of the decrease in the radius, there was an increase in the Nusselt number and the friction factor. Parallel to the Nusselt number, the highest friction factor was obtained in the smallest radius turbulator. It was found that the thermal enhancement factors of 110 mm and 220 mm radius turbulators increased by 179.54% and 132.95%, respectively, compared to the 20 mm radius turbulator. Similarly, it was determined that the thermal enhancement factor of the 110 mm radius turbulator increased by 20% compared to the 220 mm radius turbulator.

Influence of Cross-Flow Induced Swirl and Impingement on Heat Transfer in a Two-Pass Channel Connected by Two Rows of Holes

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gautam Pamula ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
Sumanta Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Feed System ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

Detailed heat transfer distributions are presented inside a two-pass coolant square channel connected by two rows of holes on the divider walls. The enhanced cooling is achieved by a combination of impingement and crossflow-induced swirl. Three configurations are examined where the cross flow is generated from one coolant passage to the adjoining coolant passage through a series of straight and angled holes and a two-dimensional slot placed along the dividing wall. The holes/slots deliver the flow from one passage to another typically achieved in a conventional design by a 180° U-bend. Heat transfer distributions will be presented on the sidewalls of the passages. A transient liquid crystal technique is applied to measure the detailed heat transfer coefficient distributions inside the passages. Results for the three hole supply cases are compared with the results from the traditional 180° turn passage for three channel flow Reynolds numbers ranging between 10000 and 50000. Results show that the new feed system, from first pass to second pass using crossflow injection holes, produce significantly higher Nusselt numbers on the second pass walls. The heat transfer enhancement in the second pass of these channels are as high as 2–3 times greater than that obtained in the second pass for a channel with a 180° turn. Results are also compared with channels that have only one row of discharge holes.

Convective Heat Transfer From Longitudinal Fin Arrays in the Entry Region of Turbulent Flow

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Lau ◽  
R. L. Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Design Equation ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Wetted Perimeter ◽  
Turbulent Air Flow ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Experiments were performed to study the heat transfer from longitudinal fin arrays in turbulent air flow in the combined hydrodynamic and thermal entry region of a rectangular channel. The thermal resistance of the fin arrays was measured for fin heights of 1 and 1.9 cm and for tip-clearances varying from 0 to 2 cm (i.e. clearance to height ratio varies from 0 to 2). Results indicate that, for a given mass flow rate, the thermal resistances for the two fin heights are close when the tip-clearance is zero. With a clearance of 2 cm, the thermal resistance increases by 85 percent in the short fins, and by 210 percent in the tall fins. Extending the concept of wetted perimeter, a heating diameter is proposed to define the Reynolds and Nusselt numbers. With these modified definitions, experimental data can be fit into a single correlation which is 42 percent higher than that proposed by Petukhov and Popov (1963) for smooth round pipes. A design equation is then derived to predict the effect of the tip-clearance on the heat transfer coefficient for fin arrays with different heights, spacings and thicknesses. Agreement has been found between the present prediction and past experimental results by Sparrow and Kadle (1986) with clearance to height ratio varying from 0 to 0.33.

Augmented Heat Transfer in Square Channels With Parallel, Crossed, and V-Shaped Angled Ribs

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Han ◽  
Y. M. Zhang ◽  
C. P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Hydraulic Diameter ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation ◽  
Better Than

The effect of the rib angle orientation on the local heat transfer distributions and pressure drop in a square channel with two opposite in-line ribbed walls was investigated for Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 90,000. The square channel composed of ten isolated copper sections has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio of 20; the rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio is 0.0625; the rib pitch-to-height ratio equals 10. Nine rib configurations were studied: 90 deg rib, 60 and 45 deg parallel ribs, 60 and 45 deg crossed ribs, 60 and 45 deg ∨-shaped ribs, and 60 and 45 deg ∧-shaped ribs. The results show that the 60 deg (or 45 deg) ∨-shaped rib performs better than the 60 deg (or 45 deg) parallel rib and, subsequently, better than the 60 deg (or 45 deg) crossed rib and the 90 deg rib. The ∨-shaped rib produces the highest heat transfer augmentation, while the ∧-shaped rib generates the greatest pressure drop. The crossed rib has the lowest heat transfer enhancement and the smallest pressure drop penalty.

Turbulent Flow Heat Transfer and Friction in a Rectangular Channel With Varying Number of Ribbed Walls

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj R. Chandra ◽  
Michael E. Niland ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Channel Length ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Hydraulic Diameter ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Flow Heat ◽  
Turbulent Air Flow

An experimental study of wall heat transfer and friction characteristics of a fully-developed turbulent air flow in a rectangular channel with transverse ribs on one, two, and four walls is reported. Tests were performed for Reynolds numbers ranging from 10,000 to 80,000. The pitch-to-rib height ratio, P/e, was kept at 8 and rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratio, e/Dh, was kept at 0.0625. The channel length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio, L/Dh, was 15. The heat transfer coefficient and friction factor values were enhanced with the increase in the number of ribbed walls. The friction roughness function, R(e+), was almost constant over the entire range of tests performed and was within comparable limits of the previously published data. The heat transfer roughness function, G(e+), decreased with additional ribbed walls and compared well with previous work in this area. Friction data obtained experimentally for the case with four ribbed walls compared well with the values predicted by the assumed theoretical relationship used in the present study and past publications. Results of this investigation could be used in various applications of internal channel turbulent flows involving different number of roughened walls.

Influence of Crossflow-Induced Swirl and Impingement on Heat Transfer in a Two-Pass Channel Connected by Two Rows of Holes

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gautam Pamula ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
Sumanta Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Feed System ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

Detailed heat transfer distributions are presented inside a two-pass coolant square channel connected by two rows of holes on the divider walls. The enhanced cooling is achieved by a combination of impingement and crossflow-induced swirl. Three configurations are examined where the crossflow is generated from one coolant passage to the adjoining coolant passage through a series of straight and angled holes and a two-dimensional slot placed along the dividing wall. The holes/slots deliver the flow from one passage to another. This is typically achieved in a conventional design by a 180 deg U-bend. Heat transfer distributions will be presented on the sidewalls of the passages. A transient liquid crystal technique is applied to measure the detailed heat transfer coefficient distributions inside the passages. Results for the three-hole supply cases are compared with the results from the traditional 180 deg turn passage for three channel flow Reynolds numbers ranging between 10,000 and 50,000. Results show that the new feed system, from first pass to second pass using crossflow injection holes, produces significantly higher Nusselt numbers on the second pass walls. The heat transfer enhancements in the second pass of these channels are as much as two to three times greater than that obtained in the second pass for a channel with a 180 deg turn. Results are also compared with channels that have only one row of discharge holes.

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