Effects of Screen Laminates on Droplet-Induced Film Hydrodynamics and Surface Heat Transfer

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taolue Zhang ◽  
Jorge Alvarado ◽  
J. P. Muthusamy ◽  
Anoop Kanjirakat ◽  
Reza Sadr
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Droplet Impingement ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer ◽  
Optical Images ◽  
Dry Out ◽  
Heat Transfer Improvement ◽  
Enhanced Surface

Formation of dry-out area could lead to a sharp increase in surface temperature during droplet impingement cooling. The objective of this study is to figure out an effective way of suppressing dry-out formation in droplet impingement cooling. In this work, HFE-7100 droplet train was produced using a piezo-electric droplet generator at a frequency of 6000 Hz with a droplet Weber number of 280. A translucent substrate was coated with a thin film ITO, which was used as a heater in the experiments. A copper screen laminates with a single punched hole (diameter = 3 mm) was placed over the heater surface at a distance of 0.3 mm to enhance surface heat transfer. Optical images showed that screen laminates effectively suppressed the formation of the dry-out area. It was also found that heat transfer was greatly improved when screen laminates were used. The heat transfer improvement could be attributed to the enhanced surface tension effects, which keep the whole surface wet at high surface temperatures. In summary, the results show that screen laminates effectively suppress the formation of dry-out area and greatly improve surface heat transfer.

Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Droplet-Induced Spreading-Splashing Transition in Surface Cooling

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taolue Zhang ◽  
J. P. Muthusamy ◽  
Jorge Alvarado ◽  
Anoop Kanjirakat ◽  
Reza Sadr
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Weber Number ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Droplet Impingement ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer ◽  
Dry Out

The effects of droplet train impingement on spreading-splashing transition and surface heat transfer were investigated experimentally and numerically. Experimentally, a single stream of HFE-7100 droplet train was generated using a piezo-electric droplet generator with the ability to adjust parameters such as droplet impingement frequency, droplet diameter and droplet impingement velocity. A thin layer of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) was coated on a translucent sapphire substrate, which was used as heating element. High-speed and infrared imaging techniques were employed to characterize the hydrodynamics and heat transfer of droplet train impingement. Numerically, the high frequency droplet train impingement process was simulated using ANSYS-Fluent with the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method [1]. The heat transfer process was simulated by applying constant heat flux conditions on the droplet receiving surface. Droplet-induced spreading-splashing transition behavior was investigated by increasing the droplet Weber number while holding flow rate constant. High speed crown propagation images showed that at low-Weber number (We < 400), droplet impingements resulted in smooth spreading of the droplet-induced crown. However, within the transitional droplet Weber number range (We = 400–500), fingering and splashing (i.e. emergence of secondary droplets) could be observed at the crown’s rim. At high droplet Weber number (We > 800), breakup of the crown was observed during the crown propagation process in which the liquid film behaved chaotically. Droplet-induced spreading-splashing transition phenomena were also investigated numerically. Reasonable agreement was reached between the experimental and numerical results in terms of crown morphology at different droplet Weber number values. The effects of spreading-splashing transition on surface heat transfer were also investigated at fixed flow rate conditions. Time-averaged Infrared (IR) temperature measurements indicate that heat flux-surface temperature curves are linear at low surface temperatures and before the onset of dry-out, which indicate that single phase forced convection is the primary heat transfer mechanism under those conditions. Numerical heat transfer simulations were performed within the single phase forced convection regime only. Instantaneous numerical results reveal that droplet-induced crown propagation effectively convect heat radially outward within the droplet impingement zone. Under high heat flux conditions, a sharp increase in surface temperature was observed experimentally when dry-out appeared on the heater surface. It was also found that strong splashing (We > 800) is unfavorable for heat transfer at high surface temperature due to the onset of instabilities seen in the liquid film, which leads to dry-out conditions. In summary, the results indicate that droplet Weber number is a significant factor in the spreading-splashing transition and surface heat transfer.

The Effects of Localized Blade Endwall Suction on Secondary Flows and Heat Transfer

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Hollis ◽  
Jeffrey P. Bons
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Surface Shear Stress ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Surface Shear ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer ◽  
High Heat Transfer

Two methods of flow control were designed to mitigate the effects of the horseshoe vortex structure (HV) at an airfoil/endwall junction. An experimental study was conducted to quantify the effects of localized boundary layer removal on surface heat transfer in a low-speed wind tunnel. A transient infrared technique was used to measure the convective heat transfer values along the surface surrounding the juncture. Particle image velocimetry was used to collect the time-mean velocity vectors of the flow field across three planes of interest. Boundary layer suction was applied through a thin slot cut into the leading edge of the airfoil at two locations. The first, referred to as Method 1, was directly along the endwall, the second, Method 2, was located at a height ∼1/3 of the approaching boundary layer height. Five suction rates were tested; 0%, 6.5%, 11%, 15% and 20% of the approaching boundary layer mass flow was removed at a constant rate. Both methods reduced the effects of the HV with increasing suction on the symmetry, 0.5-D and 1-D planes. Method 2 yielded a greater reduction in surface heat transfer but Method 1 outperformed Method 2 aerodynamically by completely removing the HV structure when 11% suction was applied. This method however produced other adverse effects such as high surface shear stress and localized areas of high heat transfer near the slot edges at high suction rates.

Application and Design of Multi-Impingement Cooling Channel in Turbine Blade Trail Edge

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
Longfei Wang ◽  
Fengbo Wen ◽  
Songtao Wang ◽  
Xun Zhou ◽  
Zhongqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Impinging Jet ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Cooling Channel ◽  
Plate Surface ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer ◽  
Pin Fins

AbstractThe numerical simulations are used to conduct the comparative study of pin-fins cooling channel and multi-impingement cooling channel on the heat transfer and flow, and to design the multi-impingement channel through the parameters of impinging distance and impingement-jet-plate thickness. The Reynolds number ranges from 1e4 to 6e4. The dimensionless impinging distance is 0.60, 1.68, 2.76, respectively, and the dimensionless impinging-jet-thickness is 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, respectively. The endwall surface, pin-fins surface, impinging-jet-plate surface are the three object surfaces to investigate the channel heat transfer performance. The heat transfer coefficient $h$ and augmentation factor $Nu/N{u_0}$ are selected to measure the surface heat transfer, and the friction coefficient $f$ is chosen to evaluate the channel flow characteristics. The impinging-jet-plate surface owns higher heat transfer coefficient and larger area than pin-fins surface, which are the main reasons to improve the heat transfer performance of multi-impingement cooling channel. Reducing the impinging distance can improve the endwall surface heat transfer obviously and enhance impingement plate surface heat transfer to some extent, decreasing the thickness of impinging-jet-plate can significantly increase its own heat transfer coefficient, which both all increase the cooling air flow loss.

Heat Transfer Characteristics of Downward Facing Hot Horizontal Surfaces Using Mist Jet Impingement

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Kumar Yadav ◽  
Parantak Sharma ◽  
Avadhesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Mayank Modak ◽  
Vishal Nirgude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Surface Heat Flux ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Transfer Characteristics

Impinging jet cooling technique has been widely used extensively in various industrial processes, namely, cooling and drying of films and papers, processing of metals and glasses, cooling of gas turbine blades and most recently cooling of various components of electronic devices. Due to high heat removal rate the jet impingement cooling of the hot surfaces is being used in nuclear industries. During the loss of coolant accidents (LOCA) in nuclear power plant, an emergency core cooling system (ECCS) cool the cluster of clad tubes using consisting of fuel rods. Controlled cooling, as an important procedure of thermal-mechanical control processing technology, is helpful to improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of steel. In industries for heat transfer efficiency and homogeneous cooling performance which usually requires a jet impingement with improved heat transfer capacity and controllability. It provides better cooling in comparison to air. Rapid quenching by water jet, sometimes, may lead to formation of cracks and poor ductility to the quenched surface. Spray and mist jet impingement offers an alternative method to uncontrolled rapid cooling, particularly in steel and electronics industries. Mist jet impingement cooling of downward facing hot surface has not been extensively studied in the literature. The present experimental study analyzes the heat transfer characteristics a 0.15mm thick hot horizontal stainless steel (SS-304) foil using Internal mixing full cone (spray angle 20 deg) mist nozzle from the bottom side. Experiments have been performed for the varied range of water pressure (0.7–4.0 bar) and air pressure (0.4–5.8 bar). The effect of water and air inlet pressures, on the surface heat flux has been examined in this study. The maximum surface heat flux is achieved at stagnation point and is not affected by the change in nozzle to plate distance, Air and Water flow rates.

Effects of Rotation on Blade Surface Heat Transfer: An Experimental Investigation

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger W. Moss ◽  
Roger W. Ainsworth ◽  
Tom Garside
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Time History ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Blade Surface ◽  
Surface Heat Transfer ◽  
Effects Of Rotation ◽  
Wake Passing

Measurements of turbine blade surface heat transfer in a transient rotor facility are compared with predictions and equivalent cascade data. The rotating measurements involved both forwards and reverse rotation (wake free) experiments. The use of thin-film gauges in the Oxford Rotor Facility provides both time-mean heat transfer levels and the unsteady time history. The time-mean level is not significantly affected by turbulence in the wake; this contrasts with the cascade response to freestream turbulence and simulated wake passing. Heat transfer predictions show the extent to which such phenomena are successfully modelled by a time-steady code. The accurate prediction of transition is seen to be crucial if useful predictions are to be obtained.

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