Flow Field Effects on Heat Transfer in Confined Jet Impingement

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 630-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Fitzgerald ◽  
S. V. Garimella
Author(s):  
X. Li ◽  
J. L. Gaddis ◽  
T. Wang

The flow field of a 2-D laminar confined impinging slot jet is investigated. Numerical results indicate that there exist two different solutions in some range of geometric and flow parameters. The two steady flow patterns are obtained under identical boundary conditions but only with different initial flow fields. Three different exit boundary conditions are investigated to eliminate artificial effects. The different flow patterns are observed to significantly affect the heat transfer. A flow visualization experiment is carried out to verify the computational results and both flow patterns are observed. The bifurcation mechanism is interpreted and discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhakar Subrahmanyam ◽  
B. K. Gnanavel

Abstract Detailed heat transfer distributions of multiple microscaled tapered jets orthogonally impinging on the surface of a high-power density silicon wall is presented. The tapered jets issued from two different impingement setup are studied—(a) single circular nozzle and (b) dual circular nozzles. Jets are issued from the inlet(s) at four different Reynolds numbers {Re = 8000, 12,000, 16,000, 20,000}. The spacing between the tapered nozzle jets and the bare die silicon wall (z/d) is adjusted to be 4, 8, 12, and 16 jet nozzle diameters away from impinging influence. The impact of varying the nozzle to the silicon wall (z/d) standoff spacing up to 16 nozzle jet diameters and its effects on flow fields on the surface of the silicon, specifically the entrainment pattern on the silicon surface, is presented. Heat transfer characteristics of impinging jets on the hot silicon wall is investigated by means of large eddy simulations (LES) at a Reynolds of 20,000 on each of the four z/d spacing and compared against its equivalent Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) cases. Highest heat transfer coefficients are obtained for the dual inlet system. A demarcation boundary region connecting all the microvortices between impinging jets is prominently visible at smaller z/d spacing—the region where the target silicon wall is within the sphere of influence of the potential core of the jet. This research focuses on the underlying physics of multiple tapered nozzles jet impingement issued from single and dual nozzles and its impact on turbulence, heat transfer distributions, entrainment, and other pertinent flow-field characteristics.


Author(s):  
Chenglong Wang ◽  
Lei Luo ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Bengt Sundén

Jet impingement cooling is widely used in modern gas turbines. In the present study, both heat transfer and flow field measurements of jet impingement in cross-flow are carried out with and without a vortex generator pair (VGP). The jet and cross-flow Reynolds numbers are fixed at 15,000 and 48,000, respectively. The local heat transfer coefficients are obtained by a liquid crystal thermography (LCT) technique. Results show that the jet impingement heat transfer on the target wall is remarkably enhanced by the VGP as compared to the baseline case. The stagnation region moves upstream with improved heat transfer when the VGP is present. The flow field is measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cross-flow is shown to deflect the impinging jet but the VGP reduces the streamwise momentum of the cross-flow and drives the crossflow away from the issuing jet. This leads to stronger jet impingement and thus heat transfer enhancement on the target wall.


Author(s):  
Yoon Jin Won ◽  
Milnes David ◽  
Evelyn N. Wang ◽  
Kenneth E. Goodson ◽  
Thomas W. Kenny

This paper presents our recent work on the reconstruction of three-dimensional (3-D) flow fields in a microscale jet impingement cooling flows. We use micron-resolution PIV to capture successive two-dimensional (2-D) “slices” of the flow field in a 3-D structure, and compare with models of flow near microscale jets. This approach is specifically constructed to determine the z-component of the flow velocities, which play a key role in enhancing heat transfer at the impingement surface. These new results will enable a predictive design capability for microjet impingement cooling structures for high power electronics.


Author(s):  
Jorge Torres ◽  
Husam Zawati ◽  
Erik Fernandez ◽  
Jayanta Kapat ◽  
Jose Rodriguez

Abstract Aerothermal performance of an asymmetrical-profile, leading-edge jet impingement array is studied using numerical and experimental techniques. This array consists of a single row of 9 jets impinging on a leading edge of diameter ratio D/d = 2, and a distinct suction side/pressure side akin to that of an actual turbine blade. Two different jet-to-target heights are tested, while the jet spacing of 4 jet diameters is kept constant. A range of jet-averaged Reynolds numbers between 20k – 80k are tested. The mean flow field of the mid-jet plane is quantified experimentally, through a non-intrusive experimental method of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), while area-averaged heat transfer is measured by the constant temperature copper block technique. The target surface is divided into several copper blocks to investigate the area-averaged heat transfer at each jet. The numerical portion of the presented work serves to investigate the fidelity of the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) k-ω turbulence model and how well it can predict the flow field within the geometrical domain of the leading edge.


Author(s):  
Shahzada Zaman Shuja ◽  
Bekir Yilbas

Purpose – In laser drilling applications, hole wall remains almost the melting temperature of the substrate material and the thermodynamic pressure developed at high temperature molten surface vicinity influences the heat transfer rates and the skin friction at the surface of the hole wall. This effect becomes complicated for the holes drilled in coated substrates. In this case, melting temperatures of the coating and base materials are different, which in turn modifies the flow field in the hole due to jet impingement. Consequently, investigation of the heat transfer rates from the hole wall surfaces and the skin friction at the hole surface becomes essential. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Numerical solution for jet impingement onto a hole with high wall temperature is introduced. Heat transfer rates and skin friction from the hole wall is predicted. The numerical model is validated with the experimental data reported in the open literature. Findings – The Nusselt number attains high values across the coating thickness and it drops sharply at the interface between the coating and the base material in the hole. Since fluid temperature in the vicinity of the substrate surface is higher than that of the wall temperature, heat transfer occurs from the fluid to the substrate material while modifying the Nusselt number along the hole wall. This results in discontinuity in the Nusselt variation across the coating-base material interface. The Raighly line effect enhances the flow acceleration toward the hole exit while increasing the rate of fluid strain. Consequently, skin friction increases toward the hole exit. The influence of average jet velocity on the Nusselt number and the skin friction is significant. Research limitations/implications – The findings are very useful to analyze the flow field in the hole at different wall temperature. In the simulations hole diameter is fixed in line with the practical applications. However, it may be changed to examine the influence of hole diameter on the flow field and heat transfer. However, this extension be more toward academic study than the practical significance. Practical implications – The complete modeling of turbulent flow jet flow impinging onto a hole is introduced and boundary conditions are well defined for the numerical solutions. The method of handing the physical problem will be useful for those working in the area of heat transfer and fluid flow. In addition, the importance of heat transfer rates and skin friction at the hole wall is established, which will benefit the practical engineers and the academicians working in the specific area of laser machining. Social implications – The findings are useful for those working to improve the laser technology in the machining area. Originality/value – The work presented is original and never being published anywhere else. The findings are reported in detail such that academicians and engineers are expected to benefit from this original contribution.


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