Heat Transfer in Rotating Multipass Rectangular Ribbed Channel With and Without a Turning Vane

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Lei ◽  
Shiou-Jiuan Li ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Luzeng Zhang ◽  
Hee-Koo Moon

This paper experimentally investigates the effect of a turning vane in hub region on heat transfer in a multipass rectangular channel with rib-roughed wall at high rotation numbers. The experimental data were taken in the second and the third passages (aspect ratio = 2:1) connected by an 180 deg U-bend. The flow was radial inward in the second passage and was radial outward after the 180 deg U-bend in the third passage. The square-edged ribs with P/e = 8, e/Dh = 0.1, and α = 45 deg were applied on the leading and trailing surfaces of the second and the third passages. Results showed that rotation increases heat transfer on the leading surface but decreases it on the trailing surface in the second passage. In the third passage, rotation decreases heat transfer on the leading surface but increases it on the trailing surface. Without a turning vane, rotation reduces heat transfer on the trailing surface and increases it on the leading surface in the hub 180 deg turn region. After adding a half-circle-shaped turning vane, heat transfer coefficients do not change in the second passage before-turn while they are different in the turn region and after-turn region in the third passage. Regional heat transfer coefficients are correlated with rotation numbers for multipass rectangular ribbed channel with and without a turning vane.

Author(s):  
Jiang Lei ◽  
Shiou-Jiuan Li ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Luzeng Zhang ◽  
Hee-Koo Moon

This paper experimentally investigates the effect of turning vane on hub region heat transfer in a multi-pass rectangular channel with rib-roughed wall at high rotation numbers. The experimental data were taken in the second and the third passages (Aspect Ratio = 2:1) connected by 180° U-bend. The flow was radial inward in the second passage and was radial outward after the 180° U-bend in the third passage. The square-edged ribs with P/e = 8, e/Dh = 0.1, and α = 45° were applied on the leading and trailing surfaces of the second and third passages. Results showed that rotation increases heat transfer on the leading surface but decreases it on the trailing surface in the second passage. In the third passage, rotation decreases heat transfer on the leading surface but increases it on the trailing surface. Without a turning vane, rotation reduces heat transfer on the trailing surface and increases it on the leading surface in the hub 180° turn region. After adding a half-circle-shaped turning vane, heat transfer coefficients do not change in the second passage before-turn while they are different in the turn region and after-turn region in the third passage. Regional heat transfer coefficients and channel loss coefficients are correlated with rotation numbers for multi-pass rectangular ribbed channel with and without a turning vane.


Author(s):  
Jiang Lei ◽  
Shiou-Jiuan Li ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Luzeng Zhang ◽  
Hee-Koo Moon

This paper experimentally investigates the effect of a turning vane on hub region heat transfer in a multi-pass rectangular smooth channel at high rotation numbers. The experimental data were taken in the second and the third passages (Aspect Ratio = 2:1) connected by an 180° U-bend. The flow was radial inward in the second passage and was radial outward after the 180° U-bend in the third passage. The Reynolds number ranged 10,000 to 40,000 while the rotation number ranged 0 to 0.42. The density ratio was a constant of 0.12. Results showed that rotation increases heat transfer on leading surface but decreases it on the trailing surface in the second passage. In the third passage, the effect of rotation is reversed. Without a turning vane, rotation reduces heat transfer substantially on all surfaces in the hub 180° turn region. After adding a half-circle-shaped turning vane, heat transfer coefficients do not change in the second passage (before turn) while they are quite different in the turn region and the third passage (after turn). Regional heat transfer coefficients are correlated with rotation numbers for multi-pass rectangular smooth channel with and without a turning vane.


Author(s):  
Fabio Pagnacco ◽  
Luca Furlani ◽  
Alessandro Armellini ◽  
Luca Casarsa ◽  
Anthony Davis

The present contribution is focused on heat transfer measurements on internal cooling channels of a high pressure gas turbine blade in static and rotating conditions. A novel rig designed for the specific purpose was used to assess the heat transfer coefficients on a full internal cooling scheme of an idealized blade. The channel has a multi-pass design. Coolant enters at the blade hub in the leading edge region and move radially outwards inside a two-sided ribbed channel. The second passage is again a two-sided ribbed channel with a trapezoidal cross section of high aspect ratio, while inside the third leg low aspect-ratio cylindrical pin fins are arranged in a staggered configuration to promote flow turbulence. Inside the third passage, the coolant is progressively discharged at the blade trailing edge and finally at the blade tip. The test model differs with respect to the real design only because there is no curvature due to the blade camber. Conversely, the correct stagger angle of the real blade with respect to the rotation axis is preserved. Experiments were performed for static and rotating conditions with engine similar conditions of Re=21000 and Ro=0.074, both defined at the channel inlet. Transient liquid crystal technique was used for the measurement of the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) on both pressure and suction sides internal surfaces of the channel. From the spatially resolved HTC maps available, it is possible to characterize the thermal performances of the whole passage and to highlight the effect of rotation.


1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Jiang Hwang ◽  
Tong-Miin Liou

The effect of slit ribs on heat transfer and friction in a rectangular channel is investigated experimentally. The slit ribs are arranged in-line on two opposite walls of the channel. Three rib open-area ratios (β = 24, 37, and 46 percent), three rib pitch-to-height ratios (Pi/H = 10, 20, and 30), and two rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratios (H/De = 0.081, and 0.162) are examined. The Reynolds number ranges from 10,000 to 50,000. Laser holographic interferometry is employed to measure the local heat transfer coefficients of the ribbed wall quantitatively, and observe the flow over the ribbed wall qualitatively. The results show that the slit rib has an advantage of avoiding “hot spots.” In addition, the heat transfer performance of the slit-ribbed channel is much better than that of the solid-ribbed channel. Semi-empirical correlations for friction and heat transfer are developed to account for rib spacings and open-area ratios. These correlations may be used in the design of turbine blade cooling passages.


2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Lung Fu ◽  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Je-Chin Han

This paper reports the heat transfer coefficients in two-pass rotating rectangular channels [aspect ratio (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4)] with smooth walls. The experiments are conducted at four Reynolds numbers: 5000, 10,000, 25,000, and 40,000. The rotation numbers vary from 0.0 to 0.21 and 0.0 to 0.3 for AR=1:2 and AR=1:4, respectively. For each channel, two channel orientations are studied, 90° and 45° with respect to the plane of rotation. The results showed that the 180° sharp turn significantly enhanced heat transfer on both the leading and trailing surfaces in the turn region for both nonrotating and rotating channels. The results also showed that the rotation effect increased the heat transfer on the trailing surface in the first pass, but reduced the heat transfer on the leading surface. However, the heat transfer difference between the leading and trailing walls in the second pass is relatively small compared to the first pass due to strong turn effect.


Author(s):  
Jenn-Jiang Hwang ◽  
Tong-Miin Liou

The effect of slit ribs on heat transfer and friction in a rectangular channel is investigated experimentally. The slit ribs are arranged in-line on two opposite walls of the channel. Three rib open-area ratios (β=24%, 37%, and 46%), three rib pitch-to-height ratios (Pi/H=10, 20, and 30), and two rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratios (H/De=0.081, and 0.162) are examined. The Reynolds number ranges from 10000 to 50000. Laser holographic interferometry is employed to quantitatively measure the local heat transfer coefficients of the ribbed wall, and qualitatively observe the flow over the ribbed wall. The results show that the slit rib has an advantage of avoiding “hot-spots”. In addition, the heat transfer performance of the slit-ribbed channel is much better than that of the solid-ribbed channel. Semi-empirical correlations for friction and heat transfer are developed to account for rib spacings and open-area ratios. These correlations may be used in the design of turbine blade cooling passages.


Author(s):  
Shang-Feng Yang ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Salam Azad ◽  
Ching-Pang Lee

This paper experimentally investigates the effect of rotation on heat transfer in typical turbine blade serpentine coolant passage with ribbed walls at low Mach numbers. To achieve the low Mach number (around 0.01) condition, pressurized Freon R-134a vapor is utilized as the working fluid. The flow in the first passage is radial outward, after the 180 deg tip turn the flow is radial inward to the second passage, and after the 180 deg hub turn the flow is radial outward to the third passage. The effects of rotation on the heat transfer coefficients were investigated at rotation numbers up to 0.6 and Reynolds numbers from 30,000 to 70,000. Heat transfer coefficients were measured using the thermocouples-copper-plate-heater regional average method. Heat transfer results are obtained over a wide range of Reynolds numbers and rotation numbers. An increase in heat transfer rates due to rotation is observed in radially outward passes; a reduction in heat transfer rate is observed in the radially inward pass. Regional heat transfer coefficients are correlated with Reynolds numbers for nonrotation and with rotation numbers for rotating condition, respectively. The results can be useful for understanding real rotor blade coolant passage heat transfer under low Mach number, medium–high Reynolds number, and high rotation number conditions.


1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 850-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-C. Han ◽  
Y. M. Zhang

The influence of uneven wall temperature on the local heat transfer coefficient in a rotating square channel with smooth walls and radial outward flow was investigated for Reynolds numbers from 2500 to 25,000 and rotation numbers from 0 to 0.352. The square channel, composed of six isolated copper sections, has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio of 12. The mean rotating radius to the channel hydraulic diameter ratio is kept at a constant value of 30. Three cases of thermal boundary conditions were studied: (A) four walls uniform temperature, (B) four walls uniform heat flux, and (C) leading and trailing walls hot and two side walls cold. The results show that the heat transfer coefficients on the leading surface are much lower than that of the trailing surface due to rotation. For case A of four walls uniform temperature, the leading surface heat transfer coefficient decreases and then increases with increasing rotation numbers, and the trailing surface heat transfer coefficient increases monotonically with rotation numbers. The decreased (or increased) heat transfer coefficients on the leading (or trailing) surface are due to the cross-stream and centrifugal buoyancy-induced flows from rotations. However, the trailing surface heat transfer coefficients, as well as those for the side walls, for case B are higher than for case A and the leading surface heat transfer coefficients for cases B and C are significantly higher than for case A. The results suggest that the local uneven wall temperature creates the local buoyancy forces, which change the effect of the rotation. Therefore, the local heat transfer coefficients on the leading, trailing, and side surfaces are altered by the uneven wall temperature.


Author(s):  
Yantao Li ◽  
Yulong Ji ◽  
Katsuya Fukuda ◽  
Qiusheng Liu

Abstract This paper presents an experimental investigation of the forced convective heat transfer of FC-72 in vertical tubes at various velocities, inlet temperatures, and tube sizes. Exponentially escalating heat inputs were supplied to the small tubes with inner diameters of 1, 1.8, and 2.8 mm and effective heated lengths between 30.1 and 50.2 mm. The exponential periods of heat input range from 6.4 to 15.5 s. The experimental data suggest that the convective heat transfer coefficients increase with an increase in flow velocity and µ/µw (refers to the viscosity evaluated at the bulk liquid temperature over the liquid viscosity estimated at the tube inner surface temperature). When tube diameter and the ratio of effective heated length to inner diameter decrease, the convective heat transfer coefficients increase as well. The experimental data were nondimensionalized to explore the effect of Reynolds number (Re) on forced convection heat transfer coefficient. It was found that the Nusselt numbers (Nu) are influenced by the Re for d = 2.8 mm in the same pattern as the conventional correlations. However, the dependences of Nu on Re for d = 1 and 1.8 mm show different trends. It means that the conventional heat transfer correlations are inadequate to predict the forced convective heat transfer in minichannels. The experimental data for tubes with diameters of 1, 1.8, and 2.8 mm were well correlated separately. And, the data agree with the proposed correlations within ±15%.


Author(s):  
Vishal Ramesh ◽  
Sandip Mazumder ◽  
Gurpreet Matharu ◽  
Dhaval Vaishnav ◽  
Syed Ali ◽  
...  

A combined Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and experimental approach is presented to determine (calibrate) the external convective heat transfer coefficients (h) around a partially-filled water tank cooled in a climactic chamber. A CFD analysis that includes natural convection in both phases (water and air) was performed using a 2D-axisymmetric tank model with three prescribed average heat transfer coefficients for the top, side and bottom walls of the tank. The commercial CFD code ANSYS-Fluent™, along with User-Defined Functions (UDFs), were utilized to compute and extract temperature vs. time curves at five different thermocouple locations within the tank. The prescribed h values were then altered to match experimentally obtained temperature-time data at the same locations. The calibration was deemed successful when results from the simulations exhibited match with experimental data within ±2°C for all thermocouples. The calibrated h values were finally used in full-scale 3D simulations and compared to the experimental data to test their accuracy. Predicted 3D results were found to agree with experimental results within the error of the calibration, thereby lending credibility to the overall approach.


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