Mathematical Modeling of a Long Finned Tube Heating and Cooling in a Multizone Furnace

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Liang ◽  
Darshil R. Patel ◽  
Maulik R. Shelat
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Metal Substrates ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Industrial Scale Production

To support an effort to setup an industrial scale production facility to produce metal substrates coated with porous boiling surface (PBS) coating to enhance boiling heat transfer performance of these metal substrates, an axisymmetric transient heat transfer model with boundary conditions varying both in time and length dimensions has been proposed and solved to obtain the temperature evolution along the inner surface of a long finned tube heating and cooling in a multizone furnace. Experiments for finned tube heating and cooling were conducted using a single-zone batch furnace, and the experimental data obtained were compared with the simulation results to establish reasonable confidence in the proposed model and boundary conditions. A parametric study on several important operating parameters was conducted to gain better insights that can be used in making design and operating decisions. If required, the model can conveniently be extended to other types of substrates and furnace dimensions.

scholarly journals Conjugate heat transfer performance of stepped lid-driven cavity with Al2O3/water nanofluid under forced and mixed convection

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Janjanam ◽  
Rajesh Nimmagadda ◽  
Lazarus Godson Asirvatham ◽  
R. Harish ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Interface Temperature ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Driven Cavity

AbstractTwo-dimensional conjugate heat transfer performance of stepped lid-driven cavity was numerically investigated in the present study under forced and mixed convection in laminar regime. Pure water and Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)/water nanofluid with three different nanoparticle volume concentrations were considered. All the numerical simulations were performed in ANSYS FLUENT using homogeneous heat transfer model for Reynolds number, Re = 100 to 500 and Grashof number, Gr = 5000, 13,000 and 20,000. Effective thermal conductivity of the Al2O3/water nanofluid was evaluated by considering the Brownian motion of nanoparticles which results in 20.56% higher value for 3 vol.% Al2O3/water nanofluid in comparison with the lowest thermal conductivity value obtained in the present study. A solid region made up of silicon is present underneath the fluid region of the cavity in three geometrical configurations (forward step, backward step and no step) which results in conjugate heat transfer. For higher Re values (Re = 500), no much difference in the average Nusselt number (Nuavg) is observed between forced and mixed convection. Whereas, for Re = 100 and Gr = 20,000, Nuavg value of mixed convection is 24% higher than that of forced convection. Out of all the three configurations, at Re = 100, forward step with mixed convection results in higher heat transfer performance as the obtained interface temperature is lower than all other cases. Moreover, at Re = 500, 3 vol.% Al2O3/water nanofluid enhances the heat transfer performance by 23.63% in comparison with pure water for mixed convection with Gr = 20,000 in forward step.

Study on Heat Transfer and Resistance Characteristics of H-Type Finned Tube

2013 ◽  
Vol 805-806 ◽  
pp. 1817-1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Jun Wang ◽  
Zhuo Xiong Zeng ◽  
Yi Hua Xu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Euler Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Comprehensive Performance ◽  
Better Than

Three-dimensional numerical study is performed for heat transfer and resistance characteristics as well as comprehensive performance of two kinds H-type (single and double) finned tube. It is found that the heat transfer and resistance characteristics as well as comprehensive performance of H-type finned tube are influenced by the Reynolds number of gas. With the growth of Reynolds number, the air-side Nusselt number rises gradually and the heat transfer performance gets better and better, whereas the air-side Euler number drops step by step until close to a fixed value. The comprehensive performances of both single H-type finned tube and double ones are weaken progressively. When Reynolds number value is same, the convective heat transfer, pressure drop, air-side Nusselt number and Euler number of single H-type finned tube are bigger than those of double ones. The single H-type finned tube expression is much better than double ones in comprehensive performance and heat transfer.

Numerical Study on Forced Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Pin Fin Channels

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Yang ◽  
Min Zeng ◽  
Qiuwang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Heat Exchanges

Pin fin heat exchanges are often used in cooling of high thermal loaded electronic components due to their excellent heat transfer performance. However, the pressure drop in such heat exchanges is usually much higher than that in others, so their overall heat transfer performance is seriously reduced. In order to reduce the pressure drop and improve the overall heat transfer performance for pin fin heat exchangers, porous metal pin arrays are used and the performance of fluid flow and heat transfer in heat exchanger unit cells are numerically studied. The Forchheimer-Brinkman extended Darcy model and two-equation heat transfer model for porous media are employed and the effects of Reynolds number (Re), permeability (K) and pin fin cross-section forms are studied in detail. The results show that, with proper selection of governing parameters, the overall heat transfer performance of porous pin fin heat exchanger is much better than that of traditional solid pin fin heat exchanger; the overall heat transfer performance of long elliptic porous pin fin heat exchanger is the best, that is, the heat transfer per unit pressure drop of such heat exchanger is the highest and the maximum value of the heat transfer over pressure drop is obtained at K = 2×10−7 m2.

The Comparison and Parameters Optimization for the Mixed Intermediate Fluid of Intermediate Fluid Vaporizer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Yan ◽  
Yuxing Li ◽  
Shuo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Parameters Optimization ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Exchange Area ◽  
Working Medium ◽  
Different Types

Abstract In this paper, an establishment of heat transfer model is performed to study the effects of different types of mixed intermediate fluid on the vaporizer performance. It is found that compared with pure propane, mixed ethane-propane working fluid can bring about a reduction of 10% ∼ 25% for the heat exchange area of intermediate fluid vaporizer IFV. In addition, using mixed butane-propane working medium could stabilize the saturated pressure of intermediate fluid at a relatively low level of 0.2 MPa, while the saturated pressure of pure propane ranges from 0.33 MPa to 0.65 MPa. Thereby, the former one is more reliable than the latter one in an aspect of safe operation. Moreover, after an investigation and selection, the results show that the saturated pressure of intermediate fluid varying from 0.3 MPa to 0.6 MPa and the amount of LNG overloaded over than 130% is beneficial for the improvement of comprehensive heat transfer performance of IFV.

scholarly journals A two-stage heat transfer model for the peripheral layers of a grain store

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-164
Author(s):  
Alexsandar Antic ◽  
James M. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Present Model ◽  
Heat Transfer Model ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Peripheral Layer ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Grain Bulk ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Good Agreement

An understanding of the flow of heat in grain store structures, in particular, within the peripheral layer, is important from many industrial perspectives. To analyse the heat transfer within such regions a mathematical model known as the two-stage heat transfer model is proposed. This model makes a distinction between the air and grain within the grain bulk, and thus takes into consideration the fact that the rate of heat transfer through the grain is different to that through the interstitial air surrounding the grain. Such a model lends itself to a solution via Laplace transforms and approximate analytical results are obtained for small and large times. In addition, the Stehfest numerical algorithm is used for the inversions and very good agreement is obtained between the two approaches. The present model is compared to a previously developed double-diffusivity heat transfer model by the authors, and good agreement is obtained. At present, no experimental data is available to validate the model as it is very difficult to measure the air and grain temperatures separately, particularly in the peripheral layer. The proposed model provides insight into the potential difference existing between the air and grain temperatures.

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