Heat Transfer Enhancement in Narrow Channels Using Two and Three-Dimensional Mixing Devices

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Garimella ◽  
D. J. Schlitz
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Transitional Flow ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Roughness Elements

The localized enhancement of forced convection heat transfer in a rectangular duct with very small ratio of height to width (0.017) was experimentally explored. The heat transfer from a discrete square section of the wall was enhanced by raising the heat source off the wall in the form of a protrusion. Further enhancement was effected through the use of large-scale, three-dimensional roughness elements installed in the duct upstream of the discrete heat source. Transverse ribs installed on the wall opposite the heat source provided even greater heat transfer enhancement. Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements were obtained for heat source length-based Reynolds numbers of 2600 to 40,000 with a perfluorinated organic liquid coolant, FC-77, of Prandtl number 25.3. Selected experiments were also performed in water (Prandtl number 6.97) for Reynolds numbers between 1300 and 83,000, primarily to determine the role of Prandtl number on the heat transfer process. Experimental uncertainties were carefully minimized and rigorously estimated. The greatest enhancement in heat transfer relative to the flush heat source was obtained when the roughness elements were used in combination with a single on the opposite wall. A peak enhancement of 100 percent was obtained at a Reynolds number of 11,000, which corresponds to a transitional flow regime. Predictive correlations valid over a range of Prandtl numbers are proposed.

Comparisons of Heat Transfer Enhancement of an Internal Blade Tip with Metal or Insulating Pins

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gongnan Xie ◽  
Bengt Sundén
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Transfer Method ◽  
The Cost

AbstractCooling methods are needed for turbine blade tips to ensure a long durability and safe operation. A common way to cool a tip is to use serpentine passages with 180-deg turn under the blade tip-cap taking advantage of the three-dimensional turning effect and impingement like flow. Improved internal convective cooling is therefore required to increase the blade tip lifetime. In the present study, augmented heat transfer of an internal blade tip with pin-fin arrays has been investigated numerically using a conjugate heat transfer method. The computational domain includes the fluid region and the solid pins as well as the tip regions. Turbulent convective heat transfer between the fluid and pins, and heat conduction within pins and tip are simultaneously computed. The main objective of the present study is to observe the effect of the pin material on heat transfer enhancement of the pin-finned tips. It is found that due to the combination of turning, impingement and pin-fin crossflow, the heat transfer coefficient of a pin-finned tip is a factor of 2.9 higher than that of a smooth tip at the cost of an increased pressure drop by less than 10%. The usage of metal pins can reduce the tip temperature effectively and thereby remove the heat load from the tip. Also, it is found that the tip heat transfer is enhanced even by using insulating pins having low thermal conductivity at low Reynolds numbers. The comparisons of overall performances are also included.

An Experimental and Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss in a Rectangular Channel With V-Shaped Ribs

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Maurer ◽  
Jens von Wolfersdorf ◽  
Michael Gritsch
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
High Reynolds Numbers ◽  
High Reynolds

An experimental and numerical study was conducted to determine the thermal performance of V-shaped ribs in a rectangular channel with an aspect ratio of 2:1. Local heat transfer coefficients were measured using the steady state thermochromic liquid crystal technique. Periodic pressure losses were obtained with pressure taps along the smooth channel sidewall. Reynolds numbers from 95,000 to 500,000 were investigated with V-shaped ribs located on one side or on both sides of the test channel. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratios (e/Dh) were 0.0625 and 0.02, and the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) was 10. In addition, all test cases were investigated numerically. The commercial software FLUENT™ was used with a two-layer k-ε turbulence model. Numerically and experimentally obtained data were compared. It was determined that the heat transfer enhancement based on the heat transfer of a smooth wall levels off for Reynolds numbers over 200,000. The introduction of a second ribbed sidewall slightly increased the heat transfer enhancement whereas the pressure penalty was approximately doubled. Diminishing the rib height at high Reynolds numbers had the disadvantage of a slightly decreased heat transfer enhancement, but benefits in a significantly reduced pressure loss. At high Reynolds numbers small-scale ribs in a one-sided ribbed channel were shown to have the best thermal performance.

Large Eddy Simulations of Staggered Parallel-Plate Flows

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Pham ◽  
F. Plourde ◽  
S. K. Doan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Parallel Plate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Turbulent Structures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Large Eddy

Heat transfer enhancement is a subject of major concern in numerous fields of industry and research. Having received undivided attention over the years, it is still studied worldwide. Given the exponential growth of computing power, large-scale numerical simulations are growing steadily more realistic, and it is now possible to obtain accurate time-dependent solutions with far fewer preliminary assumptions about the problems. As a result, an increasingly wide range of physics is now open for exploration. More specifically, it is time to take full advantage of large eddy simulation technique so as to describe heat transfer in staggered parallel-plate flows. In fact, from simple theory through experimental results, it has been demonstrated that surface interruption enhances heat transfer. Staggered parallel-plate geometries are of great potential interest, and yet many numerical works dedicated to them have been tarnished by excessively simple assumptions. That is to say, numerical simulations have generally hypothesized lengthwise periodicity, even though flows are not periodic; moreover, the LES technique has not been employed with sufficient frequency. Actually, our primary objective is to analyze turbulent influence with regard to heat transfers in staggered parallel-plate fin geometries. In order to do so, we have developed a LES code, and numerical results are compared with regard to several grid mesh resolutions. We have focused mainly upon identification of turbulent structures and their role in heat transfer enhancement. Another key point involves the distinct roles of boundary restart and the vortex shedding mechanism on heat transfer and friction factor.

Heat Transfer Enhancement in Electronic Modules Using Various Secondary Air Injection Hole Arrangements

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Jubran ◽  
M. S. Al-Haroun
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Air Injection ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Injection Hole ◽  
Secondary Air Injection ◽  
Secondary Air ◽  
Compound Angle

This paper reports an experimental investigation to study the effects of using various designs of secondary air injection hole arrangements on the heat transfer coefficient and the pressure drop characteristics of an array of rectangular modules at different values of free-stream Reynolds numbers in the range 8 × 103 to 2 × 104. The arrangement used is either one staggered row of simple holes or one row of compound injection holes. The pitch distances between the injection holes, as well as the injection angles, were varied in both the streamwise and spanwise directions. Generally, the presence of secondary air through the injection hole arrangement can give up to 54 percent heat transfer enhancement just downstream of the injection holes. The amount of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop across the electronic modules is very much dependent on the design of the injection holes. The simple angle injection hole arrangement tends to give a better heat transfer enhancement and less pressure drop than the compound angle holes.

An Experimental Investigation of Structured Roughness Effect on Heat Transfer During Single-Phase Liquid Flow at Microscale

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting-Yu Lin ◽  
Satish G. Kandlikar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Roughness Element ◽  
Hydraulic Diameter ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Roughness Elements ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

The effect of structured roughness on the heat transfer of water flowing through minichannels was experimentally investigated in this study. The test channels were formed by two 12.7 mm wide × 94.6 mm long stainless steel strips. Eight structured roughness elements were generated using a wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) process as lateral grooves of sinusoidal profile on the channel walls. The height of the roughness structures ranged from 18 μm to 96 μm, and the pitch was varied from 250 μm to 400 μm. The hydraulic diameter of the rectangular flow channels ranged from 0.71 mm to 1.87 mm, while the constricted hydraulic diameter (obtained by using the narrowest flow gap) ranged from 0.68 mm to 1.76 mm. After accounting for heat losses from the edges and end sections, the heat transfer coefficient for smooth channels was found to be in good agreement with the conventional correlations in the laminar entry region as well as in the laminar fully developed region. All roughness elements were found to enhance the heat transfer. In the ranges of parameters tested, the roughness element pitch was found to have almost no effect, while the heat transfer coefficient was significantly enhanced by increasing the roughness element height. An earlier transition from laminar to turbulent flow was observed with increasing relative roughness (ratio of roughness height to hydraulic diameter). For the roughness element designated as B-1 with a pitch of 250 μm, roughness height of 96 μm and a constricted hydraulic diameter of 690 μm, a maximum heat transfer enhancement of 377% was obtained, while the corresponding friction factor increase was 371% in the laminar fully developed region. Comparing different enhancement techniques reported in the literature, the highest roughness element tested in the present work resulted in the highest thermal performance factor, defined as the ratio of heat transfer enhancement factor (over smooth channels) and the corresponding friction enhancement factor to the power 1/3.

Heat Transfer Enhancement Using a Convex-Patterned Surface

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Moon ◽  
T. O’Connell ◽  
R. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Smooth Wall ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Patterned Surface ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
Smooth Channel

The heat transfer rate from a smooth wall in an internal cooling passage can be significantly enhanced by using a convex patterned surface on the opposite wall of the passage. This design is particularly effective for a design that requires the heat transfer surface to be free of any augmenting features (smooth). Heat transfer coefficients on the smooth wall in a rectangular channel, which had convexities on the opposite wall were experimentally investigated. Friction factors were also measured to assess the thermal performance. Relative clearances δ/d between the convexities and the smooth wall of 0, 0.024, and 0.055 were investigated in a Reynolds number ReHD range from 15,000 to 35,000. The heat transfer coefficients were measured in the thermally developed region using a transient thermochromic liquid crystal technique. The clearance gap between the convexities and the smooth wall adversely affected the heat transfer enhancement NuHD. The friction factors (f ), measured in the aerodynamically developed region, were largest for the cases of no clearance δ/d=0). The average heat transfer enhancement Nu¯HD was also largest for the cases of no clearance δ/d=0, as high as 3.08 times at a Reynolds number of 11,456 in relative to that Nuo of an entirely smooth channel. The normalized Nusselt numbers Nu¯HD/Nuo, as well as the normalized friction factors f/fo, for all three cases, decreased with Reynolds numbers. However, the decay rate of the friction factor ratios f/fo with Reynolds numbers was lower than that of the normalized Nusselt numbers. For all three cases investigated, the thermal performance Nu¯HD/Nuo/f/fo1/3 values were within 5% to each other. The heat transfer enhancement using a convex patterned surface was thermally more effective at a relative low Reynolds numbers (less than 20,000 for δ/d=0) than that of a smooth channel.

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