Flow Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Rectangular Channel With Pin Fins and Dimples With Different Shapes

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Luo ◽  
Han Yan ◽  
Wei Du ◽  
Songtao Wang ◽  
Changhai Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fins

Abstract In this study, numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the effects of pin fin and dimple shape on the flow structure and heat transfer characteristics in a rectangular channel. The studied shapes for dimple and pin fin are circular, spanwise-elliptical, and streamwise-elliptical, respectively. The flow structure, friction factor, and heat transfer performance are obtained and analyzed with Reynolds number ranging from 10,000 to 50,000. Channel with circular pin fin and dimple is chosen as the Baseline. Channels with spanwise-elliptical pin fins have the best heat transfer augmentation, while also accompanied with the largest friction factor. Spanwise-elliptical pin fin generates the strongest horseshoe vortex which is responsible for the best heat transfer augmentation. Besides, channels with streamwise-elliptical pin fins show the worst heat transfer augmentation and the smallest friction factors. Dimple plays an important role in improving the heat transfer. Spanwise-elliptical dimple yields the best heat transfer augmentation which is attributed to the strongest counter-rotating vortex, while streamwise-elliptical dimple shows the worst heat transfer enhancement.

Heat Transfer and Flow Structure in a Latticework Duct With Different Sidewalls

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Du ◽  
Lei Luo ◽  
Songtao Wang ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
Bengt Sunden
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Pressure Side ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics

Abstract Heat transfer characteristics in a latticework duct with various sidewalls are numerically investigated. The crossing angle is 90 deg and the number of subchannels is eleven on both the pressure side and suction side for each latticework duct. The thickness of the ribs is 8 mm and the distance between adjacent ribs is 24 mm. The investigation is conducted for various Reynolds numbers (11,000 to 55,000) and six different sidewalls. Flow structure, pressure drop, and heat transfer characteristics are analyzed. Results revealed that the sidewall has significant effects on heat transfer and flow structure. The triangle-shaped sidewall provides the highest Nusselt number accompanied by the highest friction factor. The sidewall with a slot shows the lowest friction factor and Nusselt number. An increased slot width decreased the Nusselt number and friction factor simultaneously.

Numerical Investigation on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Superheated Steam in the Wedge Duct With Pin-Fins

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoliang Liao ◽  
Xinjun Wang ◽  
Xiaowei Bai ◽  
Ding Zhu ◽  
Jinling Yao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Steam Superheat

By using the CFX software, the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer characteristics in the cooling duct with pin-fin in the blade trailing edge were numerically simulated. The effects of pin-fin arrangements, Reynolds number, steam superheat degrees, streamwise pin density and convergence angle of the wedge duct on the flow and heat transfer characteristics were analysed. The results show that the Nusselt number on the endwall and pin-fin surfaces as well as the pin-fin row averaged Nusselt number increase with the increasing of Reynolds number, while it decreased with the with the increasing of X/D. The pressure drop increases with the increasing of Reynolds number while decreases with the increasing of X/D in the wedge duct. The degree of superheat has little effect on the pressure loss in the wedge duct. A comprehensive analysis and comparison show that the highest thermal performance is reached in the wedge duct when the value of X/D is 1.5.

Effect of Dimple/Protrusion Depth on Flow Structure and Heat Transfer in a Rotating Channel With Pin Fin

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Du ◽  
Lei Luo ◽  
Songtao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Coriolis Forces ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Rotating Channel

In this study, numerical simulations are performed to investigate the effect of the dimple/ protrusion depth on the flow structure and heat transfer characteristics in a rotating channel with pin fins. The pin fins are arranged with staggered layout. The longitudinal and transverses pitches of the pin fin are 2.5. The dimples/protrusions are located on the endwall surface between the pin fins. The print diameter of the dimple/protrusion is same as the pin fin. Five different dimple/protrusion depth-to-diameter ratios are investigated, i.e. δ/D = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4. Results of the flow structure, heat transfer on the endwall are included in this study. It is found that the flow structure and heat transfer are sensitive to the rotational Coriolis forces, both on the leading side and trailing side. In the dimpled channel, the area of the low-speed recirculation is increased as the dimple depth increased. The trailing side has higher pressure and TKE compared to the leading side. In addition, the Nu number is high at the trailing side due to the Coriolis forces. In protrusion channel, the pressure is increased at the front of the protrusion as the protrusion depth increases. A counter-rotating vortex is found at the top of the protrusion. The Nusselt number is also higher at the trailing side compared to the leading side.

Numerical Investigation of an Integrated Impingement and Pin-Fin Cooling Configuration in a Wedge Duct

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxing Feng ◽  
Shuqing Tian ◽  
Jiangtao Bai ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Kefei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Convergence Angle ◽  
Turbine Blade Cooling ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Cooling Design

In the gas turbine blade cooling design, impingement insert and pin-fins arranged as an array in the trailing region are usually used to enhance the heat transfer. To investigate the heat transfer characteristics of the integrated impingement and the pin-fin cooling configuration in wedge channels, the numerical simulations with k-ε turbulence model and scalable wall function algorithm are carried out using a commercial CFD code. To reveal the factors that enhance the heat transfer in the blade internal trailing channel, heat transfer characteristics of pin-fins with impingement slot are compared with that without impingement slot. The effect of the ratio of jet impingement distance to pin-fin diameter on the heat transfer is analyzed. The convergence angle of the channel is studied. The heat transfer characteristics of the integrated impingement and pin-fin cooling configuration in the wedge channels are evaluated. The results reveal that the impinging jet enhances largely the heat transfer in the first two rows. In the studied range of L/D = 0.5∼2.0, the heat transfer of the pin-fins with impingement is about 20%∼25% higher than that without impingement. The averaged Nusselt numbers on the endwall surface, the pin surface, and the overall surfaces respectively in the wedge duct increase linearly with the increase of Reynolds number, decrease gradually with the increase of the impingement distance and increase with the increase of the convergence angle.

Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics in Rectangular Ducts With Pin-Fins

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinjun Wang ◽  
Xiaowei Bai ◽  
Jiangbo Wu ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Ding Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fins

By using the CFX software, three-dimensional flow and heat transfer characteristics in rectangular cooling ducts with in-line and staggered array pin-fins of gas turbine blade trailing edge were numerically simulated. The effects of in-line and staggered arrays of pin-fins, flow Reynolds number as well as density of cylindrical pin-fins in flow direction on heat transfer characteristics were analyzed. Both in the cases of in-line and staggered arrays of pin-fins, the results show that the pin-fin surface averaged Nusselt number increases with the increasing of Reynolds number. In the case of the same Reynolds number, the mean Nusselt number of pin-fin surface decreased with the increasing of X/D (the ratio of streamwise pin-pitch to pin-fin diameter) value. The Nusselt number increases gradually before the first pin-fin row and then reached the fully developed value at fourth or fifth row. The pin-fin Nusselt number at flow direction is larger than that at back flow direction. Along the height direction of pin-fin, the Nusselt number in middle area is larger.

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