Bio-Inspired Segmented Flow: Effect of Particle Elongation on the Heat Transfer

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Small ◽  
Fatemeh Hassanipour
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Exchange Process ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Spherical Geometry ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Segmented Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Shaped Particle

This study presents numerical simulations of forced convection heat transfer with parachute-shaped segmented flow. The particles are encapsulated phase-change material flowing with water through a square cross-section duct with iso-flux boundaries. The system is inspired by the gas exchange process in the alveolar capillaries between red blood cells and lung tissue. A numerical model is developed for the motion of elongated encapsulated phase-change particles along a channel in a particulate flow where particle diameters are comparable with the channel height. The heat transfer enhancement for the parachute-shaped particles is compared with that of the spherical particles. Results reveal that the snug movement of the particles has the key role in heat transfer efficiency. The parachute-shaped geometry produces small changes in the heat transfer coefficient compared to a spherical geometry. However, the parachute-shaped particle flow is more robust to changes in particle concentration inside the channel.

scholarly journals Experimental and Computational Investigations of Phase Change Thermal Energy Storage Canisters

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mounir Ibrahim ◽  
Pavel Sokolov ◽  
Thomas Kerslake ◽  
Carol Tolbert
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Melting Time ◽  
Radiation Heat ◽  
Space Experiments

Two sets of experimental data for cylindrical canisters with thermal energy storage applications were examined in this paper: 1) Ground Experiments and 2) Space Experiments. A 2-D computational model was developed for unsteady heat transfer (conduction and radiation) with phase-change. The radiation heat transfer employed a finite volume method. The following was found in this study: 1) Ground Experiments, the convection heat transfer is equally important to that of the radiation heat transfer; Radiation heat transfer in the liquid is found to be more significant than that in the void; Including the radiation heat transfer in the liquid resulted in lower temperatures (about 15 K) and increased the melting time (about 10 min.); Generally, most of the heat flow takes place in the radial direction. 2) Space Experiments, Radiation heat transfer in the void is found to be more significant than that in the liquid (exactly the opposite to the Ground Experiments); Accordingly, the location and size of the void affects the performance considerably; Including the radiation heat transfer in the void resulted in lower temperatures (about 40 K). [S0199-6231(00)00304-X]

An Experimental Investigation on Forced Convection Heat Transfer From a Cylinder Embedded in a Packed Bed

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Nasr ◽  
S. Ramadhyani ◽  
R. Viskanta
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Forced Convection ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Theoretical Equation ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Forced Convection Heat Transfer

Forced convection heat transfer from a cylinder embedded in a packed bed of spherical particles was studied experimentally. With air as the working fluid, the effects of particle diameter and particle thermal conductivity were examined for a wide range of thermal conductivities (from 200 W/m K for aluminum to 0.23 W/m K for nylon) and three nominal particle sizes (3 mm, 6 mm, and 13 mm). In the presence of particles, the measured convective heat transfer coefficient was up to seven times higher than that for a bare tube in crossflow. It was found that higher heat transfer coefficients were obtained with smaller particles and higher thermal conductivity packing materials. The experimental data were compared against the predictions of a theory based on Darcy’s law and the boundary layer approximations. While the theoretical equation was moderately successful at predicting the data, improved correlating equations were developed by modifying the form of the theoretical equation to account better for particle diameter and conductivity variations.

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