Discussion: “Forced Convection in a Porous Channel With Localized Heat Sources” (Hadim, A., 1994, ASME J. Heat Transfer, 116, pp. 465–472)

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 1097-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vafai ◽  
S. J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Porous Channel ◽  
Heat Sources

Forced Convection in a Porous Channel With Localized Heat Sources

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 465-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hadim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Porous Channel ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Porous Layers ◽  
Channel Configuration

A numerical study is performed to analyze steady laminar forced convection in a channel filled with a fluid-saturated porous medium and containing discrete heat sources on the bottom wall. Hydrodynamic and heat transfer results are reported for two configurations: (1) a fully porous channel, and (2) a partially porous channel, which contains porous layers above the heat sources and is nonporous elsewhere. The flow in the porous medium is modeled using the Brinkman-Forchheimer extended Darcy model. Heat transfer rates and pressure drop are evaluated for wide ranges of Darcy and Reynolds numbers. Detailed results of the evolution of the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are also provided. The results indicate that as the Darcy number decreases, a significant increase in heat transfer is obtained, especially at the leading edge of each heat source. For fixed Reynolds number, the length-averaged Nusselt number reaches an asymptotic value in the Darcian regime. In the partially porous channel, it is found that when the width of the heat source and the spacing between the porous layers are of the same magnitude as the channel height, the heat transfer enhancement is almost the same as in the fully porous channel while the pressure drop is significantly lower. These results suggest that the partially porous channel configuration is a potentially attractive heat transfer augmentation technique for electronic equipment cooling, an end that motivated this study.

Forced Convection in a Porous Channel With Discrete Heat Sources

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cui ◽  
X. Y. Huang ◽  
C. Y. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Porous Channel ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Good Agreement

An experimental study was conducted on the heat transfer characteristics of flow through a porous channel with discrete heat sources on the upper wall. The temperatures along the heated channel wall were measured with different heat fluxes and the local Nusselt numbers were calculated at the different Reynolds numbers. The temperature distribution of the fluid inside the channel was also measured at several points. The experimental results were compared with that predicted by an analytical model using the Green’s integral over the discrete sources, and a good agreement between the two was obtained. The experimental results confirmed that the heat transfer would be more significant at leading edges of the strip heaters and at higher Reynolds numbers.

The Green Function and Its Application to Heat Transfer in a Low Permeability Porous Channel

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cui ◽  
X. Y. Huang ◽  
C. Y. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Green Function ◽  
Porous Channel ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Point Heat Source ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
The Green Function

This paper describes an analytical technique for heat transfer in a low permeability porous channel with initially a point heat source and then multiple discrete sources. The solution of the temperature field for the point source is derived as a Green function, from which the temperature field for other geometrical heat sources can be obtained by using the Green integral. An application of the Green function and Green integral to the porous channel with discrete heat sources is presented. The results are compared with the existing numerical results and good agreements are achieved. [S1043-7398(00)01503-6]

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