scholarly journals Curved Surface Minijet Impingement Phenomena Analysed with ζ-f Turbulence Model

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1846
Author(s):  
Tomasz Kura ◽  
Elzbieta Fornalik-Wajs ◽  
Jan Wajs ◽  
Sasa Kenjeres
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Convex Surface ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Flat Surfaces ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Single Jet

The jet impingement phenomenon plays an important role among the heat transfer intensification methods. Very often its application and analyses refer to simple flat surfaces, while there is a lack of information in the literature for cases addressing curved surfaces. In the present work, the single jet impingement on the non-flat (concave and convex) surface is studied for a wide range of geometries, which originate from the mini-jet heat-exchanger design. The numerical simulations were performed by an advanced ζ-f turbulence model implemented in the open-source OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD Ltd, Bracknell, United Kingdom) code. Noticeable differences in the phenomena occurring on the convex and concave surfaces were identified in the stagnation zone. Besides, the existence and location of the secondary peak in the Nusselt number distribution differed between the cases. These distributions were influenced by the shape of geometry, which determined flow characteristics and resulting heat transfer performance. The origins of these differences were looked at in the turbulence characteristics close to the impinged surface of the stagnations zone and its vicinity, where turbulence kinetic energy and enstrophy were analysed. It was stated that the differences are already noticeable for the single jet impingement case, but they might sum up when multiple jets are considered. Therefore, here presented results would be important for the analysis of the overall unit of mentioned mini-jets heat-exchanger.

Generation of Longitudinal Streamwise Vortices—A Device for Improving Heat Exchanger Design

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Biswas ◽  
P. Deb ◽  
S. Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Delta Wing ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Pair Type ◽  
Longitudinal Vortices ◽  
Flat Surfaces ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design

Laminar flow and heat transfer characteristics in a rectangular channel, containing built-in vortex generators of both the slender delta-wing and winglet-pair type, have been analyzed by means of solution of the full Navier–Stokes and energy equations. Each wing or winglet pair induces the creation of streamwise longitudinal vortices behind it. The spiraling flow of these vortices serves to entrain fluid from their outside into their core. These vortices also disrupt the growth of the thermal boundary layer and serve ultimately to bring about the enhancement of heat transfer between the fluid and the channel walls. The geometric configurations considered in the study are representative of single elements of either a compact gas-liquid fin-tube crossflow heat exchanger or a plate-fin crossflow heat exchanger. Physically, these vortex generators can be mounted on the flat surfaces of the above-mentioned heat exchangers by punching or embossing the flat surfaces. They can also act as spacers for the plate fins. Because of the favorable pressure gradient in the channel, the longitudinal vortices are stable and their influence persists over an area many times the area of the slender vortex generators. From a heat transfer point of view, the delta-wing generator is found to be more effective than the winglet-pair. However, most convective heat transfer processes encounter two types of loss, namely, losses due to fluid friction and those due to heat transfer across finite temperature gradient. Because these two phenomena are manifestations of irreversibility, an evaluation of the augmentation techniques is also made from a thermodynamic viewpoint. Conclusions that are drawn thus include discussion about the influence of vortex generators (wings/winglets) on irreversibility.

scholarly journals Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of Circular Jets Impinging on a Horizontal Flat Wall

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shou-Shing Hsieh ◽  
Jung-Tai Huang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Plate Spacing ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
Circular Jets ◽  
Single Jet

An experimental study was performed in a confined circular single jet impingement. The effect of jet Reynolds number, nozzle-to-plate spacing and heat flux levels on heat transfer characteristics of the heated target surface was examined and presented. Flow visualization was made to broaden our fundamental understanding of the physical process of the type of flow. Transition and turbulent regimes are identified. The local heat transfer coefficient along the surface is measured and correlation of the stagnation point Nusselt number are presented and discussed.

Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation in Gaseous Flow Micro Heat Exchanger

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio Croce ◽  
Michele A. Coppola
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Micro Heat Exchanger ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Numerical Solver

An extended numerical analysis is performed in order to characterize the combined effect of compressibility, rarefaction and conjugate heat transfer (CHT) in counter current and parallel flow micro heat exchanger. Relatively short microchannel geometries are considered, leading to more significant dependence on compressibility and rarefaction effects. A fully compressible numerical solver, coupled with proper slip flow and temperature jump boundary conditions, previously extensively used for CHT computation in microchannel heat sinks, is adopted: thus, viscous dissipation is always taken into account and a wide range of channel exit Mach numbers can be considered, keeping Knudsen number within the limits of slip flow. A comprehensive range of fluid/solid thermal conductivity ratios, pressure ratios, temperature difference and channel aspect ratios are considered, in order to identify the dominant effects, as well as the optimal fluid/solid conductivity ratio, as a function of the heat exchanger design and operating parameters. Results are described in terms of heat exchanger efficiency and local Nusselt number.

Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics in a Heat Exchanger Tube Fitted With Inserts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa E. Mahfouz ◽  
Waleed A. Abdelmaksoud ◽  
Essam E. Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Twisted Tapes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dimensionless Correlations

The aim of this study is to simulate and analyze the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics for a tube of a heat exchanger fitted with inserts. The purpose of these inserts is to increase the heat transfer rate and improve the thermal performance of the heat exchanger. In this study, several types of tube inserts are simulated via a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver. These insert types are presented as a single tube fitted with twisted tapes (TTs), twisted tapes with rod (TTR), and helical twisted tapes (HTT) with rod. To assess the performance of each insert type, the CFD results are presented in dimensionless form such as the Nusselt number (Nu), friction factor (f), and performance evaluation criteria (PEC). Additionally, useful dimensionless correlations are developed and presented in this paper to predict the performance of the heat exchanger over a wide range of Reynolds number and tape twist ratio. To ensure accurate CFD results, grid independence test and model validation study against previously reported experimental data were performed.

scholarly journals Experimental analysis and ANN prediction on performances of finned oval-tube heat exchanger under different air inlet angles with limited experimental data

Open Physics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 968-980
Author(s):  
Xueping Du ◽  
Zhijie Chen ◽  
Qi Meng ◽  
Yang Song
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Correlation Equation ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Flow Friction ◽  
Air Inlet ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oval Tube

Abstract A high accuracy of experimental correlations on the heat transfer and flow friction is always expected to calculate the unknown cases according to the limited experimental data from a heat exchanger experiment. However, certain errors will occur during the data processing by the traditional methods to obtain the experimental correlations for the heat transfer and friction. A dimensionless experimental correlation equation including angles is proposed to make the correlation have a wide range of applicability. Then, the artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used to predict the heat transfer and flow friction performances of a finned oval-tube heat exchanger under four different air inlet angles with limited experimental data. The comparison results of ANN prediction with experimental correlations show that the errors from the ANN prediction are smaller than those from the classical correlations. The data of the four air inlet angles fitted separately have higher precisions than those fitted together. It is demonstrated that the ANN approach is more useful than experimental correlations to predict the heat transfer and flow resistance characteristics for unknown cases of heat exchangers. The results can provide theoretical support for the application of the ANN used in the finned oval-tube heat exchanger performance prediction.

scholarly journals Predicting the effect of the rib pitch on thermal performance factor of small channels plate heat exchangers fitted with Y and C shapes obstacles

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirine Chtourou ◽  
Hassene Djemel ◽  
Mohamed Kaffel ◽  
Mounir Baccar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Small Channels

AbstractThis study presents a numerical analysis of a laminar counter flow inside small channels plate heat exchanger fitted with Y and C shape obstacles. Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD, an advanced and modern simulation technique, the influence of the geometrical parameters (such as geometry, rib pitch) on the flow characteristics, the thermal and the hydrodynamics performance of the PHE (plate heat exchanger) is investigated numerically. The main goal of this work is to increase the flow turbulence, enhance the heat transfer and the thermal efficiency by inserting new obstacles forms. The computational domain is a conjugate model which is developed by the Computer Aided Design CAD software Solidworks. The results, obtained with Ansys Fluent, show that the presence of the shaped ribs provides enhancement in heat transfer and fluid turbulence. The CFD analysis is validated with the previous study. The non-dimensional factors such as the Nusselt number Nu, the skin friction factor Cf and the thermo-hydraulic performance parameter THPP are predicted with a Reynolds number Re range of 200–800. The temperature and the velocity distribution are presented and analyzed. The Y ribs and the C ribs offer as maximum THPP values respectively about 1.44 and 2.6 times of a smooth duct.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Evaluation of Heat Transfer Correlations for Sodium Flows in a Heat Exchanger

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seok-Ki Choi ◽  
Seong-O Kim ◽  
Hoon-Ki Choi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Parallel Flow ◽  
Sst Model ◽  
Heat Transfer Correlations

A numerical study for the evaluation of heat transfer correlations for sodium flows in a heat exchanger of a fast breeder nuclear reactor is performed. Three different types of flows such as parallel flow, cross flow, and two inclined flows are considered. Calculations are performed for these three typical flows in a heat exchanger changing turbulence models. The tested turbulence models are the shear stress transport (SST) model and the SSG-Reynolds stress turbulence model by Speziale, Sarkar, and Gaski (1991, “Modelling the Pressure-Strain Correlation of Turbulence: An Invariant Dynamical System Approach,” J. Fluid Mech., 227, pp. 245–272). The computational model for parallel flow is a flow past tubes inside a circular cylinder and those for the cross flow and inclined flows are flows past the perpendicular and inclined tube banks enclosed by a rectangular duct. The computational results show that the SST model produces the most reliable results that can distinguish the best heat transfer correlation from other correlations for the three different flows. It was also shown that the SSG-RSTM high-Reynolds number turbulence model does not deal with the low-Prandtl number effect properly when the Peclet number is small. According to the present calculations for a parallel flow, all the old correlations do not match with the present numerical solutions and a new correlation is proposed. The correlations by Dwyer (1966, “Recent Developments in Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer,” At. Energy Rev., 4, pp. 3–92) for a cross flow and its modified correlation that takes into account of flow inclination for inclined flows work best and are accurate enough to be used for the design of the heat exchanger.

3D Computational Analysis of Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of Louvered Fin Heat Exchanger With Variable Louver Angle and Louver Pitch

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkerim Okbaz ◽  
Ali Pınarbaşı ◽  
Ali Bahadır Olcay
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Hydraulic Performance ◽  
Double Row ◽  
Louvered Fin ◽  
Goodness Factor ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics ◽  
Louvered Fins

In the present study, 3-D numerical simulations on heat and fluid flow characteristics of double-row multi-louvered fins heat exchanger are carried out. The heat transfer improvement and the corresponding pressure drop amounts were investigated depending on louver angles in the range of 20° ≤θ≤ 30°, louver pitches of Lp = 2,7mm, 3,5mm and 3,8mm and frontal velocities of Uin between 1.22 m/s and 3 m/s. The results are reported in terms of Colburn j-factor, Fanning friction factor f and area goodness factor j/f based on louver angle, louver pitch and Reynolds number. To understand local behavior of flow around louvered fins and heat exchanger tubes, flow visualization results of velocity vectors and stream-lines with temperature counters are presented. It is investigated that increasing louver angle enhances convective heat transfer while hydraulic performance decreases due to increased pressure drop. The flow noticeably behaves louver directed for all louver angles The flow can easily travel between different fins. This case study has been done to design and manufacture an industrial louver fin heat exchanger.

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