A Modern Review on Jet Impingement Heat Transfer Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
Prashant Singh

Abstract Jet impingement cooling is considered as one of the most effective heat transfer enhancement technique. The advantage of the jet impinging on the surface is due to creating a stagnation zone in the center of the jet resulting in highest heat transfer rates compared to other conventional techniques for single phase thermal transfer. The effectiveness of jet impingement as a cooling technique is well documented but the application of jet impingement to different problems has been hindered by inability of manufacturing methods to incorporate easily into cooling designs. Impingement heat transfer effectiveness can be further improved by improving the jet strength by modifying the jet holes, enhancing surface features, or adding swirl. There have been few recent reviews on jet impingement in the past but there has been an increased usage of this cooling technique and additional modifications in geometry to further enhance the heat transfer capacity to suit different applications. This review paper provides a comprehensive look at impingement cooling over a variety of modifications and applications with a focus on improved manufacturing techniques impacting design and implementation.

Author(s):  
Marcel Le´on De Paz ◽  
B. A. Jubran

Jet impingement cooling remains one of the key methods in various high-end cooling applications as it can induce higher heat transfer rates. The objective of this preliminary investigation is to shed some light on micro-impingement cooling and assess the accuracy for a future 3-dimensional turbine blade model. For the purpose of this study, several micro-jet impingement cases are modeled in Gambit and iterated with Fluent. The reference model consists of a single 500μm cylindrical nozzle impinging on a constant temperature flat plate. Conducive results were found on the effects of turbulence model, Reynolds number, and H/D ratio for the Nusselt distribution on the flat plate. The Reynolds numbers iterated were: 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000. The different H/D ratios modeled were: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In general, it was observed that a higher Reynolds number increased the heat transfer on the plate, but the jet to target spacing had no significant impact on it. All results were validated via comparison with several published experimental data, the deviation margins indicated a good agreement.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santhiya Jayaraman

A numerical analysis of effectiveness of micro-jet impingement cooling on leading edge of a turbine vane is presented. An axisymmetric single round jet was assessed for its ability and consistency as a preliminary study including the investigation of parameters influencing the heat transfer distribution. The analysis revealed that an increase in Nusselt number was attributed to increase in Reynolds number, decrease in jet diameter and H/D < 3. Significant improvement in heat transfer was observed for tapering nozzle configuration. The study was then further expanded to 3D analysis of leading edge cooling of turbine vane. Effect of nozzle diameter to micro-scale was studied, which showed 65% enhancement in the heat transfer rates.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santhiya Jayaraman

A numerical analysis of effectiveness of micro-jet impingement cooling on leading edge of a turbine vane is presented. An axisymmetric single round jet was assessed for its ability and consistency as a preliminary study including the investigation of parameters influencing the heat transfer distribution. The analysis revealed that an increase in Nusselt number was attributed to increase in Reynolds number, decrease in jet diameter and H/D < 3. Significant improvement in heat transfer was observed for tapering nozzle configuration. The study was then further expanded to 3D analysis of leading edge cooling of turbine vane. Effect of nozzle diameter to micro-scale was studied, which showed 65% enhancement in the heat transfer rates.


Author(s):  
Chen Tang ◽  
Sumanta Acharya

Abstract Jet-impingement heat transfer is commonly used for vane leading edges and end-walls of turbine components for cooling the surfaces. One of the factors that limit high heat transfer rates is the effect of the crossflow which builds up downstream and adversely impacts the jet penetration and the impingement heat transfer rates. The present paper investigates the concept of introducing return holes (RH) for the crossflow to prevent its build-up and therefore reduce its deleterious effects. In the present experimental study, a 3 by 9 jet-array impinging on a target surface is considered with and without return holes. The return holes are located in an in-line pattern between the impingement holes. Experiments are conducted in an impingement channel with closed side walls and for jet-to-target distances (H/D) of 1D to 9D and a jet-Reynolds number of 20,000. Two different crossflow schemes combined with three return hole (RH) configurations are studied. The two crossflow arrangements are: (1) one radial exit and RH’s open for the spent air to exit and (2) all radial exits blocked with the spent air exiting through the RH’s only. Three different area-openings for the RH’s are considered and correspond to 33.3%, 66.7%, and 100% of the total return hole area open. In addition, a baseline case with no RH’s and one radial exit is studied. A transient liquid-crystal based study is conducted using a thin sheet of narrowband Thermochromic Liquid Crystal glued on an acrylic plate serving as the target surface. Local heat transfer coefficients are obtained based on the measured surface temperature and the solution of 1D transient heat conduction in the target acrylic plate. Return holes have significant influence on the crossflow-induced degradation effects at small jet-to-target spacing. The all-blocked crossflow scheme demonstrates good uniformity and axisymmetric Nusselt number distributions.


Author(s):  
Avijit Bhunia ◽  
Ya-Chi Chen ◽  
Chung-Lung Chen

This article investigates liquid micro-jet array impingement cooling of a micro-structured surface. An array of 16 free-surface DI water jets, each 125 μm in diameter, and jet Reynolds number ranging between 816 and 2124, is used. A parametric study is carried out with micro-studs of varying size and spacing, implemented on a 1 cm2 base area surface. Based on the decades of research on heat transfer enhancement by surface modification, one would intuitively think that impingement cooling of a micro-structured surface will always be better than that of a plain surface. The current results are in contrary. The micro-structures actually degrade single-phase impingement heat transfer, compared to a plain surface. On the other hand, in the phase change regime they significantly enhance heat transfer, leading to a clear choice of optimal structure. The results are explained in the light of thin film dynamics, heat transfer surface area enhancement and nucleation site density.


Author(s):  
Gilberto Moreno ◽  
Sreekant Narumanchi ◽  
Travis Venson ◽  
Kevin Bennion

An experimental investigation was conducted to examine the use of microstructured surfaces to enhance jet impingement heat transfer. Three microstructured surfaces were evaluated: a microfinned surface, a microporous coating, and a spray pyrolysis coating. The performance of these surface coatings/structures was compared to the performance of simple surface roughening techniques and millimeter-scale finned surfaces. Experiments were conducted using water in both the free- and submerged-jet configurations at Reynolds numbers ranging from 3300 to 18,700. At higher Reynolds numbers, the microstructured surfaces were found to increase Nusselt numbers by 130% and 100% in the free- and submerged-jet configurations, respectively. Potential enhancement mechanisms due to the microstructured surfaces are discussed for each configuration. Finally, an analysis was conducted to assess the impacts of cooling a power electronic module via a jet impingement scheme utilizing microfinned surfaces.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6587
Author(s):  
Sandip Dutta ◽  
Prashant Singh

Impingement heat transfer is considered one of the most effective cooling technologies that yield high localized convective heat transfer coefficients. This paper studies different configurable parameters involved in jet impingement cooling such as, exit orifice shape, crossflow regulation, target surface modification, spent air reuse, impingement channel modification, jet pulsation, and other techniques to understand which of them are critical and how these heat-transfer-enhancement concepts work. The aim of this paper is to excite the thermal sciences community of this efficient cooling technique and instill some thoughts for future innovations. New orifice shapes are becoming feasible due to innovative 3D printing technologies. However, the orifice shape variations show that it is hard to beat a sharp-edged round orifice in heat transfer coefficient, but it comes with a higher pressure drop across the orifice. Any attempt to streamline the hole shape indicated a drop in the Nusselt number, thus giving the designer some control over thermal budgeting of a component. Reduction in crossflow has been attempted with channel modifications. The use of high-porosity conductive foam in the impingement space has shown marked improvement in heat transfer performance. A list of possible research topics based on this discussion is provided in the conclusion.


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