Experimental Performance of Natural Convection of a Semitransparent Wall With Film Coating of a Cubic Enclosure Using Infrared Imaging

Author(s):  
J. J. Flores ◽  
G. Alvarez

This paper presents an experimental heat transfer study of the exterior side of a semitransparent wall (window) with film coating of a enclosure. The absorptance of the semitransparent wall with film coating was simulated using a film resistance on the glazing. A technique of infrared imagining thermography and a traversing system developed in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories (LBNL) were extended to measured from 1-D to 2-D local surface temperatures and boundary layer air temperatures of the exterior a glazing. From those measurements, the exterior heat flow and the exterior local convective heat transfer coefficients were calculated by applying a technique proposed by Truler [1]. The 2-D surface temperature distributions, the local convective heat transfer coefficient distributions and the average Nusselt number of the exterior side of the semitransparent wall with a simulated absorptance of 0.5 are presented.

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (06) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. SOHEL MURSHED ◽  
KAI CHOONG LEONG ◽  
CHUN YANG ◽  
NAM-TRUNG NGUYEN

This paper reports an experimental investigation into force convective heat transfer of nanofluids flowing through a cylindrical minichannel under laminar flow and constant wall heat flux conditions. Sample nanofluids were prepared by dispersing different volumetric concentrations (0.2–0.8%) of nanoparticles in deionized water. The results showed that both the convective heat transfer coefficient and the Nusselt number of the nanofluid increase considerably with the nanoparticle volume fraction as well as the Reynolds number. Along with the enhanced thermal conductivity of nanofluids, the migration, interactions, and Brownian motion of nanoparticles and the resulting disturbance of the boundary layer are responsible for the observed enhancement of heat transfer coefficients of nanofluids.


Author(s):  
Francisco P. Brójo ◽  
Luís C. Gonçalves ◽  
Pedro D. Silva

The scope of the present work is to characterize the heat transfer between a ribbed surface and an air flow. The convective heat transfer coefficients, the Stanton number and the Nusselt number were calculated in the Reynolds number range, 5.13 × 105 to 1.02 × 106. The tests were performed inside a turbulent wind tunnel with one roughness height (e/Dh = 0.07). The ribs had triangular section with an attack angle of 60°. The surface temperatures were measured using an infrared (IR) thermographic equipment, which allows the measurement of the temperature with a good spatial definition (10.24 × 10−6 m2) and a resolution of 0.1°C. The experimental measures allowed the calculation of the convective heat transfer coefficient, the Stanton number and the Nusselt number. The results obtained suggested a flow pattern that includes both reattachment and recirculation. Low values of the dimensionless Stanton number, i.e. Stx*, are obtained at the recirculation zones and very high values of Stx* at the zones of reattachment. The reattachment is located at a dimensionless distance of 0.38 from the top of the rib. That distance seems to be independent of the Reynolds number. The local dimensionless Stanton number remains constant as the Reynolds number varies. The convective heat transfer coefficient presents an uncertainty in the range of 3 to 6%.


2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Mahesh Kumar ◽  
K.S. Kasana ◽  
Sudhir Kumar ◽  
Om Prakash

In this paper, an attempt has been made to estimate the convective heat transfer coefficient for sensible heating of milk in a stainless steel pot during khoa, made by traditional method. Various indoor experiments were performed for simulation of a developed thermal model for maximum evaporation by varying heat inputs from 240 watts to 420 watts. The experimental data was used to determine values of constants in the well known Nusselt expression by simple linear regression analysis and, consequently, convective heat transfer coefficients were determined. It is found that the convective heat transfer coefficients decrease with an increase in rate of heating. The experimental error in terms of percent uncertainty was also evaluated.


1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Browne ◽  
L. E. Wickliffe

Abstract Analyses have shown that the thermal state of a tire is influenced by both the size of and variation in the value of the convective heat transfer coefficient at the tire surface. In the work reported here, a test facility was constructed to permit the determination of convective heat transfer coefficients under a broad range of operating conditions. Data were obtained to show the effects of air speed, boundary layer thickness and turbulence level, humidity, tire surface contamination, tire surface roughness and unevenness, and tire surface wetness on convective heat transfer coefficients. The significance of these results to tire power loss is discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhong Wang ◽  
Wentao Niu ◽  
Song Wei ◽  
Guanhua Song

Purpose – This paper aims to improve the cooling performance of the impinging jet to the machining and power transmissions, and provides more parameters to the design of the cooling system. Design/methodology/approach – A multiphase flow model with heat transfer terms is established to calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient. The computational fluid dynamics method is used to simulate the jet flow. The convective heat transfer coefficients with different spray parameters are calculated and their variations are obtained. Temperatures are tested to reflect the cooling performance (convective heat transfer coefficients) with different spray parameters. Findings – The results show that the higher convective heat transfer coefficient can be obtained with the same flow rate by decreasing nozzle diameter while increasing either the number of nozzles or the oil supply pressure. The spray distance was found to have little influence on convective heat transfer; however, the more the spray is directed parallel to the surface, the higher the convective heat transfer coefficient. The computational results coincide well with the experimental results. Originality/value – The research presented here leads to a design reference guideline that could be used in machining and power transmissions to reduce the temperature, thus improving their quality and efficiency, and preventing failure at high speeds and/or under heavy loads.


Author(s):  
Mahesh Kumar ◽  
K. S. Kasana ◽  
Sudhir Kumar ◽  
Om Prakash

This research paper reports the study on heat and mass transfer during pool boiling of milk in an aluminum pan under closed conditions. Various indoor experiments were conducted for different heat inputs varying from 240 to 360 W. During heating of milk the evaporated water was condensed at the inner surface of the condensing cover and collected as fresh water. Experimental data were analyzed by using Rohsenow pool boiling correlation with the help of simple linear regression analysis. The convective heat transfer coefficients were estimated in the range of 186.32 to 567.56 W/m2 oC for the heat inputs varying from 240 to 360 W. The nucleate boiling heat flux was observed to increase exponentially with the increase in excess temperature. The experimental errors in terms of percent uncertainty were also evaluated.


2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataporn Korprasertsak ◽  
Thananchai Leephakpreeda

In this paper, the determination of convective heat transfer coefficient under actual convection processes is proposed by using thermoelectric modules. The thermoelectric modules are positioned where cooling/heating processes take place. Based on the Seebeck effect and energy balance, voltage signals are mathematically related to the convective heat transfer coefficient in real time. In experiments, convective heat transfer coefficients of airflow in a wind tunnel are determined under heating/cooling processes at various wind speeds. The relative mean difference of the convective heat transfer coefficients between the proposed methodology and empirical formula is 2.31%. For real-time implementation, convective heat transfer coefficients of a copper plate, which is exposed to outdoor conditions during a whole day, are determined to predict copper plate temperatures from a governing equation. The performance of temperature prediction is confirmed by a coefficient of determination R2 of 0.9992. Analytical and experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed thermoelectric modules in determining the convective heat transfer coefficient for air under actual cooling/heating conditions, in time.


Author(s):  
Justin Evans ◽  
Lon M. Stevens ◽  
Clint Bodily ◽  
Moon-Kyoo Brian Kang

The calculation of swirl velocities and convective heat transfer coefficients in a rotor-stator cavity has been mostly based on equations taken from empirical data. However, the validity of these empirical relations is questionable in geometries and environments other than the specific ones for which they were derived. A commercial CFD code, Fluent, has been used to predict the swirl velocities and rotor disk convective heat transfer coefficient distribution for a rig at Arizona State University. The rig was run at several rotational Reynolds numbers (Reφ) varying from 4.6×105 to 8.6×105 and for various mass secondary flows. Several different turbulence models were used and the resulting predictions were compared with data obtained from the rig. Fluent was able to predict the swirl velocities, on average, within 30% and the convective heat transfer coefficients, on average, within 30% and often within 20%. The degree of agreement with the measured data was found to depend on which turbulence model that was used, mesh resolution, as well as the secondary flow and Reφ.


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