Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=2:1) With Discrete V-Shaped and Discrete Angled Rib Turbulators

Author(s):  
Wen-Lung Fu ◽  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Je-Chin Han

This paper reports the heat transfer coefficients in a two-pass rotating, rectangular channel with ribs, applicable to an internally cooled turbine blade. The channel aspect ratio is 2:1. Five different turbulators are studied: 45° angled ribs, V-shaped ribs, discrete 45° angled ribs, discrete V-shaped ribs, and crossed V-shaped ribs. The ribs are placed on the leading and trailing surfaces. The Reynolds numbers range from 5000 to 40000. The corresponding rotation numbers vary from 0.21 to 0.026 for a fixed rotating speed of 550 rpm. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.094, the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10, and the inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained around 0.115. For each case, two channel orientations are studied, 90° and 135° with respect to the plane of rotation. The results show the V-shaped ribs and discrete V-shaped ribs have higher heat transfer enhancement than the 45° angled ribs and discrete 45° angled ribs for both rotating and non-rotating cases.

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gm S. Azad ◽  
Mohammad J. Uddin ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Hee-Koo Moon ◽  
Boris Glezer

Experimental heat transfer results are presented in a two-pass rectangular channel (aspect ratio=2:1) with smooth and ribbed surfaces for two channel orientations (90 and 135 deg to the direction of rotational plane). The rib turbulators are placed on the leading and trailing sides at an angle 45 deg to the main stream flow. Both 45-deg parallel and cross rib orientations are studied. The results are presented for stationary and rotating cases at three different Reynolds numbers of 5000, 10,000, and 25,000, the corresponding rotation numbers are 0.21, 0.11, and 0.04. The rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.094; the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10 and the inlet wall-to-coolant density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained at 0.115 for all surfaces in the channel. Results show that the rotating ribbed wall heat transfer coefficients increase by a factor of 2 to 3 over the rotating smooth wall results. The heat transfer from the first pass trailing and second pass leading surfaces are enhanced by rotation. However, the first pass leading and the second pass trailing sides show a decrease in heat transfer with rotation. The result show that 45-deg parallel ribs produce a better heat transfer augmentation than 45-deg cross ribs, and a 90-deg channel orientation produces higher heat transfer effect over a 135-deg orientation.


Author(s):  
Wen-Lung Fu ◽  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Je-Chin Han

This paper reports the heat transfer coefficients in two-pass rotating rectangular channels (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4) with rib roughened walls. Rib turbulators are placed on the leading and trailing walls of the two-pass channel at an angle of 45° to the flow direction. Four Reynolds numbers are considered from 5000 to 40000. The rotation numbers vary from 0.0 to 0.3. The ribs have a 1.59 by 1.59 mm square cross section. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratios (e/Dh) are 0.094 and 0.078 for AR=1:2 and AR=1:4, respectively. The rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10 for both cases, and the inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained around 0.115. For each channel, two channel orientation are studied, 90° and 45° with respect to the plane of rotation. The results show that the rotation effect increased the heat transfer on trailing wall in the first pass, but reduced the heat transfer on the leading wall. For AR=1:4, the minimum heat transfer coefficient was 25% of the stationary value. However, the rotation effect reduced the heat transfer difference between the leading and trailing walls in the second pass.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luai AL-Hadhrami ◽  
Todd Griffith ◽  
Je-Chin Han

An experimental study was made to obtain heat transfer data for a two-pass rectangular channel (aspect ratio=2:1) with smooth and ribbed surfaces for two channel orientations (90 deg and 135 deg with respect to the plane of rotation). The V-shaped ribs are placed on the leading and trailing surfaces. Five different arrangements of 45 deg V-shaped ribs are studied. The Reynolds number and rotation number ranges are 5000–40000, and 0.0–0.21, respectively. The rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.094; the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10; and the inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained around 0.115 for every test. The results show that the rotation-induced secondary flow enhances the heat transfer of the first pass trailing surface and second pass leading surface. However, the first pass leading and the second pass trailing surfaces show a decrease in heat transfer with rotation. The results also show that parallel 45 deg V-shaped rib arrangements produce better heat transfer augmentation than inverted 45 deg V-shaped ribs and crossed 45 deg V-shaped ribs, and a 90 deg channel orientation produces greater rotating effect on heat transfer than a 135 deg orientation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Lung Fu ◽  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Je-Chin Han

This paper reports the heat transfer coefficients in two-pass rotating rectangular channels (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4) with rib roughened walls. Rib turbulators are placed on the leading and trailing walls of the two-pass channel at an angle of 45 deg to the flow direction. Four Reynolds numbers are considered from 5000 to 40 000. The rotation numbers vary from 0.0 to 0.3. The ribs have a 1.59 by 1.59 mm square cross section. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratios e/Dh are 0.094 and 0.078 for AR=1:2 and AR=1:4, respectively. The rib pitch-to-height ratio P/e is 10 for both cases, and the inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained around 0.115. For each channel, two channel orientations are studied, 90 deg and 45 deg with respect to the plane of rotation. The results show that the rotation effect increased the heat transfer on trailing wall in the first pass, but reduced the heat transfer on the leading wall. For AR=1:4, the minimum heat transfer coefficient was 25% of the stationary value. However, the rotation effect reduced the heat transfer difference between the leading and trailing walls in the second pass.


Author(s):  
Gm. S. Azad ◽  
Mohammad J. Uddin ◽  
Je-Chin Han ◽  
Hee-Koo Moon ◽  
Boris Glezer

Experimental heat transfer results are presented in a two-pass rectangular channel (aspect ratio=2:1) with smooth and ribbed surfaces for two channel orientations (90° and 135° to the direction of rotational plane). The rib turbulators are placed on the leading and trailing sides at an angle 45° to the main stream flow. Both 45° parallel and cross rib orientations are studied. The results are presented for stationary and rotating cases at three different Reynolds numbers of 5000, 10000, and 25000, the corresponding rotation numbers are 0.21, 0.11, and 0.04. The rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.094; the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10 and the inlet wall-to-coolant density ratio (Δρ/ρ) is maintained at 0.115 for all surfaces in the channel. Results show that the rotating ribbed wall heat transfer coefficients increase by a factor of 2 to 3 over the rotating smooth wall results. The heat transfer from the first pass trailing and second pass leading surfaces are enhanced by rotation. However, the first pass leading and the second pass trailing sides show a decrease in heat transfer with rotation. The result show that 45° parallel ribs produce a better heat transfer augmentation than 45° cross ribs, and a 90° channel orientation produces higher heat transfer effect over a 135° orientation.


2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Al-Qahtani ◽  
Yong-Jun Jang ◽  
Hamn-Ching Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han

Numerical predictions of three-dimensional flow and heat transfer are presented for a rotating two-pass rectangular channel with 45-deg rib turbulators and channel aspect ratio of 2:1. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio e/Dh is 0.094 and the rib-pitch-to-height ratio P/e is 10. Two channel orientations are studied: β=90deg and 135 deg, corresponding to the mid-portion and the trailing edge regions of a turbine blade, respectively. The focus of this study is twofold; namely, to investigate the effect of the channel aspect ratio and the channel orientation on the nature of the flow and heat transfer enhancement. A multi-block Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) method was employed in conjunction with a near-wall second-moment turbulence closure. In the present method, the convective transport equations for momentum, energy, and turbulence quantities are solved in curvilinear, body-fitted coordinates using the finite-analytic method. The numerical results compare reasonably well with experimental data for both stationary and rotating rectangular channels with rib turbulators at Reynolds number (Re) of 10,000, rotation number (Ro) of 0.11 and inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) of 0.115.


Author(s):  
Mohammad Al-Qahtani ◽  
Yong-Jun Jang ◽  
Hamn-Ching Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han

Numerical predictions of three-dimensional flow and heat transfer are presented for a rotating two-pass rectangular channel with 45° rib turbulators and channel aspect ratio of 2:1. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/Dh) is 0.094 and the rib-pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) is 10. Two channel orientations are studied: β = 90° and β = 135° corresponding to the mid-portion and the trailing edge regions of a turbine blade, respectively. The focus of this study is twofold; namely, to investigate the effect of the channel aspect ratio and the channel orientation on the nature of the flow and heat transfer enhancement. A multi-block Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) method was employed in conjunction with a near-wall second-moment turbulence closure. In the present method, the convective transport equations for momentum, energy, and turbulence quantities are solved in curvilinear, body-fitted coordinates using the finite-analytic method. The numerical results compare reasonably well with experimental data for both stationary and rotating rectangular channels with rib turbulators at Reynolds number (Re) of 10,000, rotation number (Ro) of 0.11 and inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio (Δρ/ρ) of 0.115.


1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Jiang Hwang ◽  
Tong-Miin Liou

The effect of slit ribs on heat transfer and friction in a rectangular channel is investigated experimentally. The slit ribs are arranged in-line on two opposite walls of the channel. Three rib open-area ratios (β = 24, 37, and 46 percent), three rib pitch-to-height ratios (Pi/H = 10, 20, and 30), and two rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratios (H/De = 0.081, and 0.162) are examined. The Reynolds number ranges from 10,000 to 50,000. Laser holographic interferometry is employed to measure the local heat transfer coefficients of the ribbed wall quantitatively, and observe the flow over the ribbed wall qualitatively. The results show that the slit rib has an advantage of avoiding “hot spots.” In addition, the heat transfer performance of the slit-ribbed channel is much better than that of the solid-ribbed channel. Semi-empirical correlations for friction and heat transfer are developed to account for rib spacings and open-area ratios. These correlations may be used in the design of turbine blade cooling passages.


Author(s):  
Seokbeom Kim ◽  
Eun Yeong Choi ◽  
Jae Su Kwak

The detailed heat transfer coefficients on rotating smooth and dimpled rectangular channels were measured by the transient liquid crystal technique. The rotating speed of the channel was fixed at 500rpm and the tested Reynolds number based on the channel hydraulic diameter was varied from 10,000 to 30,000. A stationary case and two different channel rotating orientations of 90° and 120° were tested in order to investigate the effects of channel orientation on the distribution of the heat transfer coefficient in smooth and dimpled rotating surfaces. Results showed high and low heat transfer coefficient regions caused by flow separation and reattachment by dimple and Coriolis force induced flows. Also, measured data indicated that the heat transfer coefficients on the dimpled surface were strongly affected by the rotation and channel rotating orientation. In the dimpled cases, the higher heat transfer coefficient is showed in the 120° orientated channel rather than the 90° orientated channel.


Author(s):  
Jenn-Jiang Hwang ◽  
Tong-Miin Liou

The effect of slit ribs on heat transfer and friction in a rectangular channel is investigated experimentally. The slit ribs are arranged in-line on two opposite walls of the channel. Three rib open-area ratios (β=24%, 37%, and 46%), three rib pitch-to-height ratios (Pi/H=10, 20, and 30), and two rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratios (H/De=0.081, and 0.162) are examined. The Reynolds number ranges from 10000 to 50000. Laser holographic interferometry is employed to quantitatively measure the local heat transfer coefficients of the ribbed wall, and qualitatively observe the flow over the ribbed wall. The results show that the slit rib has an advantage of avoiding “hot-spots”. In addition, the heat transfer performance of the slit-ribbed channel is much better than that of the solid-ribbed channel. Semi-empirical correlations for friction and heat transfer are developed to account for rib spacings and open-area ratios. These correlations may be used in the design of turbine blade cooling passages.


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