Forced Convection in a Square Duct With a Wavy Wall

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Shmueli ◽  
G. Ziskind ◽  
R. Letan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Wave Amplitude ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Wavy Wall ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

In the present study, turbulent flow and heat transfer in a square duct with a heated wavy wall are investigated numerically using the Large Eddy Simulation (LES). A thorough validation of the numerical approach is done versus the existing results for both flat-wall square ducts and wavy-wall channels. It is demonstrated that a very good agreement is achieved with the literature in terms of global and local flow and heat transfer parameters. Heated wavy surfaces of various amplitudes are explored. The results are compared with those for a completely flat duct in terms of the friction factor and Nusselt number. It is shown that the friction factor increases practically linearly with the wave amplitude. On the other hand, the Nusselt number, averaged over the entire duct length, increases more steeply for the relatively small wave amplitude, but almost reaches a plateau for a further increase in the amplitude.

Roughness Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer for Additively Manufactured Channels

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis K. Stimpson ◽  
Jacob C. Snyder ◽  
Karen A. Thole ◽  
Dominic Mongillo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Rectangular Channels ◽  
Significant Augmentation ◽  
Flow Through

Recent technological advances in the field of additive manufacturing (AM), particularly with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), have increased the potential for building gas turbine components with AM. Using the DMLS for turbine components broadens the design space and allows for increasingly small and complex geometries to be fabricated with little increase in time or cost. Challenges arise when attempting to evaluate the advantages of the DMLS for specific applications, particularly because of how little is known regarding the effects of surface roughness. This paper presents pressure drop and heat transfer results of flow through small, as produced channels that have been manufactured using the DMLS in an effort to better understand roughness. Ten different coupons made with the DMLS all having multiple rectangular channels were evaluated in this study. Measurements were collected at various flow conditions and reduced to a friction factor and a Nusselt number. Results showed significant augmentation of these parameters compared to smooth channels, particularly with the friction factor for minichannels with small hydraulic diameters. However, augmentation of Nusselt number did not increase proportionally with the augmentation of the friction factor.

scholarly journals Investigating the impacts of included angles on flow and heat transfer in cross-corrugated triangular ducts with field synergy principle

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 823-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuoyi Chen ◽  
Lizhi Zhang ◽  
Han Song
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Field Synergy ◽  
Field Synergy Principle ◽  
Included Angle ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Performance Evaluation Criterion ◽  
Vital Effect

Included angles (?) have vital effect on the flow and heat transfer in cross-corrugated triangular ducts. The friction factor and Nusselt number were estimated at different Reynolds numbers from both experiments and simulations. Results show that the flow in the duck with ?=90 has the largest friction factor and Nusselt number. However, the included angle influences the flow and heat transfer in cross-corrugated triangular ducts in different ways. The field synergy principle was used to explore the mechanism of the different impacts of the included angle. Results show that the flow in the cross-corrugated triangular duct with ?=90o has the smallest domain averaged included angle (?m), which implies the best synergy performance. The results of the field synergy principle were also validated by analyzing the performance evaluation criterion and studying the velocity vector and temperature distributions.

Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rectangular Channel With Periodic Longitudinal Vortex Generators Under Pulsating Flow

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Tian ◽  
Wei Bai ◽  
Shanhu Xue ◽  
Zipeng Huang ◽  
Qiuwang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Longitudinal Vortex ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Inlet Velocity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

The unsteady turbulent flow and heat transfer in rectangular channel with periodic longitudinal vortex generators on up and bottom walls are investigated by standardized k-ε two equation turbulent model combined with standardized wall function which has been validated by steady experimental data. Influence of varying frequency and amplitude of inlet velocity varying by sine function on heat transfer and friction factor are discussed. It is found that parameters such as Tout, Tf, Tw, Nusselt number and the friction factor f vary with time periodically, phase difference occurred compared with inlet velocity. Pulsating frequency has little impact on time averaged Nusselt number. However, when amplitude increases from 0.2us to 0.8us, the heat transfer rate is augmented by about 4%. Furthermore, a critical frequency has been captured when amplitude equals to 0.8us for the channel studied. The current study will deepen understanding of unsteady flow in plate fuel assembly, which can be used in small-scale reactors.

Constrained large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a stationary ribbed duct

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 1069-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Jiang ◽  
Zuoli Xiao ◽  
Yipeng Shi ◽  
Shiyi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Turbulent Flow ◽  
Thermodynamic Quantities ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Large Eddy

Purpose – The knowledge about the heat transfer and flow field in the ribbed internal passage is particularly important in industrial and engineering applications. The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the performance of the constrained large-eddy simulation (CLES) method in predicting the fully developed turbulent flow and heat transfer in a stationary periodic square duct with two-side ribbed walls. Design/methodology/approach – The rib height-to-duct hydraulic diameter ratio is 0.1 and the rib pitch-to-height ratio is 9. The bulk Reynolds number is set to 30,000, and the bulk Mach number of the flow is chosen as 0.1 in order to keep the flow almost incompressible. The CLES calculated results are thoroughly assessed in comparison with the detached-eddy simulation (DES) and traditional large-eddy simulation (LES) methods in the light of the experimentally measured data. Findings – It is manifested that the CLES approach can predict both aerodynamic and thermodynamic quantities more accurately than the DES and traditional LES methods. Originality/value – This is the first time for the CLES method to be applied to simulation of heat and fluid flow in this widely used geometry.

Heat Transfer Improvement in a Square Duct with Diagonal Inclined Ribs

2014 ◽  
Vol 931-932 ◽  
pp. 1144-1148
Author(s):  
Supattarachai Suwannapan ◽  
Ratsak Poomsalood ◽  
Pongjet Promvonge ◽  
Withada Jedsadaratanachai ◽  
Thitipat Limkul
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Pitch Ratio ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Heat Transfer Improvement

This research presents a numerical study of turbulent periodic flow and heat transfer in threedimensional isothermalfluxed square duct with diagonal inclined rib inserted. The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics are presented for Reynolds numbers in the range of 4000 to 20,000. The computations based on the finite volume method, and the SIMPLE algorithm has been implemented. Effects of rib pitch ratios (0.5 to 2) at a single blockage ratio of 0.2 and attack angle of 60o on heat transfer and friction factor in the duct are examined and their results of the inclined rib are also compared with those of the smooth duct. It is found that the inclined rib provides higher heat transfer rate and friction factor than the smooth duct for all cases. In addition, the decreasing of the pitch ratio leads to the rise in the Nusselt number and friction factor.

Numerical Investigation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Microchannels

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emrah Deniz ◽  
I. Yalcin Uralcan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Turbulent Regime ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Micro Channels

Mini and microchannel applications have become an important and attractive research area during the past decades. For micro systems design purposes, numerical and experimental studies have been conducted on flow and heat transfer characteristics of mini and microchannels and various friction factor and Nusselt number correlations have been proposed. Some researchers have tried to apply conventional tube correlations to mini and micro channels, rather than deriving new correlations. In this study, using commercial CFD software, flow and heat transfer characteristics in laminar and turbulent flow through circular channels are analyzed numerically. The applicability of conventional correlations in calculating the friction factor and Nusselt number is investigated. It is concluded that, in laminar regime conventional correlations can be used to calculate the friction factor for the channel sizes considered. In turbulent regime, however, numerical results for friction factor yielded greater values than those calculated by the conventional correlations. Numerical Nusselt numbers are found to be closer to the conventional values in laminar and turbulent regimes. In turbulent regime, on the other hand, Nusselt number values calculated with the microchannel correlations are determined to be greater than the numerical results and the values calculated with the conventional correlations.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional numerical investigation of turbulent flow and heat transfer inside a horizontal semi-circular cross-sectioned duct

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1145-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamil Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Turbulent Flow ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Forced Flow ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Darcy Friction Factor

In this study, steady-state turbulent forced flow and heat transfer in a horizontal smooth semi-circular cross-sectioned duct was numerically investigated. The study was carried out in the turbulent flow condition where Reynolds numbers range from 1?104 to 5.5?104. Flow is hydrodynamically and thermally developing (simultaneously developing flow) under uniform surface heat flux with uniform peripheral wall heat flux (H2) boundary condition on the duct?s wall. A commercial CFD program, Ansys Fluent 12.1, with different turbulent models was used to carry out the numerical study. Different suitable turbulence models for fully turbulent flow (k-? Standard, k-? Realizable, k-? RNG, k-? Standard and k-? SST) were used in this study. The results have shown that as the Reynolds number increases Nusselt number increases but Darcy friction factor decreases. Based on the present numerical solutions, new engineering correlations were presented for the average Nusselt number and average Darcy friction factor. The numerical results for different turbulence models were compared with each other and similar experimental investigations carried out in the literature. It is obtained that, k-? Standard, k-? Realizable and k-? RNG turbulence models are the most suitable turbulence models for this investigation. Isovel contours of velocity magnitude and temperature distribution for different Reynolds numbers, turbulence models and axial stations in the duct were presented graphically. Also, local heat transfer coefficient and local Darcy friction factor as function of dimensionless position along the duct were obtained in this investigation.

Roughness Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer for Additively Manufactured Channels

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis K. Stimpson ◽  
Jacob C. Snyder ◽  
Karen A. Thole ◽  
Dominic Mongillo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Rectangular Channels ◽  
Mini Channels ◽  
Significant Augmentation ◽  
Flow Through

Recent technological advances in the field of additive manufacturing (AM), particularly with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), have increased the potential for building gas turbine components with AM. Using DMLS for turbine components broadens the design space and allows for increasingly small and complex geometries to be fabricated with little increase in time or cost. Challenges arise when attempting to evaluate the advantages of DMLS for specific applications, particularly because of how little is known regarding the effects of surface roughness. This paper presents pressure drop and heat transfer results of flow through small, as produced channels that have been manufactured using DMLS in an effort to better understand roughness. Ten different coupons made with DMLS all having multiple rectangular channels were evaluated in this study. Measurements were collected at various flow conditions and reduced to a friction factor and a Nusselt number. Results showed significant augmentation of these parameters compared to smooth channels, particularly with the friction factor for mini-channels with small hydraulic diameters. However, augmentation of Nusselt number did not increase proportionally with the augmentation of the friction factor.

Characteristics of Pressure, Flow, and Heat Transfer in Rotating Internal Cooling Passages With Attached-Detached Ribs

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong-Miin Liou ◽  
Yu-Sian Hwang ◽  
Meng-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Constant Flow Rate ◽  
First Pass

Measurements of flow field, heat transfer coefficient, and wall static pressure distribution were made in a rotating two-pass square duct with detachment of 90° ribs from the first-pass leading wall and second-pass trailing wall as well as attachment of 90° ribs onto the other two opposite walls. Laser-Doppler velocimetry was used to measure the local flow velocity. The ribs were square in cross-section and their detached-distance/height ratio was 0.38. The rib-height/duct-height ratio and the pitch/rib-height ratio were 0.136 and 10, respectively. Duct Reynolds number was fixed at 1×104 and rotating number ranged from 0 to 0.2. Results are documented in terms of the main flow development, cross-stream secondary flow structure, the distributions of the pressure coefficient, the variation of friction factor with Ro, and passage averaged Nusselt number ratios under a constant flow rate and a constant pumping power condition. For CFD reference, the periodic fully developed rotating flow condition is attained after the 6th rib pair in the first pass. In addition, the relationships between the regional averaged Nusselt number, transverse and convective mean velocity component, and turbulent kinetic energy are addressed. Using these relationships the general superiority of heat transfer enhancement of the attached-detached 90° ribs arrangement over the attached-attached one and detached-detached one can be reasonably illustrated. Simple expressions are obtained to correlate the friction factor with Ro, which are lacking in the published literature. The respective contributions of the ribs and passage rotation on the passage friction loss are identified.

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