scholarly journals Pressure drop of water flow across a micro-pin–fin array part 1: Isothermal liquid single-phase flow

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 1073-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Mita ◽  
Weilin Qu
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fin Array

Thermal and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Single-Phase Flow and Flow Boiling in a Staggered Micro-Pin-Fin Array

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilin Qu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Hydrodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fin Array

This study concerns thermal and hydrodynamic characteristics of water single-phase flow and flow boiling in a micro-pin-fin array. An array of 1950 staggered square micro-pin-fins with a 200×200 μm2 cross-section by a 670 μm height were fabricated into a copper heat sink test section. Two inlet temperatures of 30 °C and 60 °C, and six maximum mass velocities for each inlet temperature, ranging from 183 to 420 kg/m2s, were tested. The corresponding inlet Reynolds number ranged from 45.9 to 179.6. General characteristics of single-phase flow and flow boiling were described. Predictive tools were proposed for single-phase heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. Unique features of flow boiling heat transfer in the micro-pin-fin array were identified. The classic Lockhart-Martinelli correlation incorporating a single-phase micro-pin-fin friction factor correlation and the laminar liquid–laminar vapor combination assumption was used to predict two-phase pressure drop in the micro-pin-fin array. The predictions agreed well with the experimental data.

Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis of Water Single-Phase Pressure Drop Across a Micro-Pin-Fin Array

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Konishi ◽  
Ruey Hwu ◽  
Weilin Qu ◽  
Frank E. Pfefferkorn
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fin Array

This study investigates the hydraulic performance of a copper micro-pin-fin array subjected to water liquid single-phase flow conditions. The test section contains an array of 1950 staggered square micro-pin-fins with 200 micron × 200 micron cross-section by 670 micron height. The ratios of longitudinal pitch and transverse pitch to pin-fin equivalent diameter are equal to 2. Seven water inlet temperatures from 22°C to 80°C, and seventeen maximum mass velocities for each inlet temperature, ranging from 181 to 1649 kg/m2s, were tested. The test module was well insulated to maintain adiabatic conditions. Comparison of predictions of eleven existing friction factor correlations with the experimental data show relatively large discrepancies. The experimental study was complemented with a numerical analysis of single-phase flow in the micro-pin-fin array. Numerical results show excellent agreement with experimental data for Reynolds numbers below 700.

Flow Patterns During Flow Boiling Instability in Silicon-Based Pin-Fin Microchannels

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayao Xu ◽  
Huiying Wu ◽  
Zhenyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Instability ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Amplitude Mode

In this paper, the flow patterns during water flow boiling instability in pin-fin microchannels were experimentally studied. Three types of pin-fin arrays (in-line/circular pin-fins, staggered/circular pin-fins, and staggered/square pin-fins) were used in the study. The flow instability started to occur as the outlet water reached the saturation temperature. Before the unstable boiling, a wider range of stable boiling existed in the pin-fin microchannels compared to that in the plain microchannels. Two flow instability modes for the temperature and pressure oscillations, which were long-period/large-amplitude mode and short-period/small-amplitude mode, were identified. The temperature variation during the oscillation period of the long-period/large-amplitude mode can be divided into two stages: increasing stage and decreasing stage. In the increasing stage, bubbly flow, vapor-slug flow, stratified flow, and wispy flow occurred sequentially with time for the in-line pin-fin microchannels; liquid single-phase flow, aforementioned four kinds of two-phase flow patterns, and vapor single-phase flow occurred sequentially with time for the staggered pin-fin microchannel. The flow pattern transitions in the decreasing stage were the inverse of those in the increasing stage for both in-line and staggered pin-fin microchannels. For the short-period/small-amplitude oscillation mode, only the wispy flow occurred. With the increase of heat flux, the wispy flow and the vapor single-phase flow occupied more and more time ratio during an oscillation period in the in-line and staggered pin-fin microchannels.

Two-Phase Flow Behavior in Channels With Sudden Area Change Using Experimental and Computational Approach

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Kotwal ◽  
Che-Hao Yang ◽  
Clement Tang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Area Change

The current study shows computational and experimental analysis of multiphase flows (gas-liquid two-phase flow) in channels with sudden area change. Four test sections used for sudden contraction and expansion of area in experiments and computational analysis. These are 0.5–0.375, 0.5–0.315, 0.5–0.19, 0.5–0.14, inversely true for expansion channels. Liquid Flow rates ranging from 0.005 kg/s to 0.03 kg/s employed, while gas flow rates ranging from 0.00049 kg/s to 0.029 kg/s implemented. First, single-phase flow consists of only water, and second two-phase Nitrogen-Water mixture flow analyzed experimentally and computationally. For Single-phase flow, two mathematical models used for comparison: the two transport equations k-epsilon turbulence model (K-Epsilon), and the five transport equations Reynolds stress turbulence interaction model (RSM). A Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase approach and the RSM mathematical model developed for two-phase gas-liquid flows based on current experimental data. As area changes, the pressure drop observed, which is directly proportional to the Reynolds number. The computational analysis can show precise prediction and a good agreement with experimental data when area ratio and pressure differences are smaller for laminar and turbulent flows in circular geometries. During two-phase flows, the pressure drop generated shows reasonable dependence on void fraction parameter, regardless of numerical analysis and experimental analysis.

A numerical investigation on single-phase flow characteristics and frictional pressure drop in helical pipes

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 045505
Author(s):  
Pengxin Cheng ◽  
Nan Gui ◽  
Xingtuan Yang ◽  
Jiyuan Tu ◽  
Shengyao Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Single Phase Flow ◽  
Frictional Pressure Drop

Single-Phase Flow Characteristics and Effect of Dissolved Gases on Heat Transfer Near Saturation Conditions in Microchannels

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish G. Kandlikar ◽  
Mark E. Steinke ◽  
Prabhu Balasubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Dissolved Gases ◽  
Single Phase Flow

An experimental investigation is carried out to study the heat transfer and pressure drop in the single-phase flow of water in a microchannel. The effect of dissolved gases on heat transfer and pressure drop is studied as the wall temperature approaches the saturation temperature of water, causing air and water vapor mixture to form bubbles on the heater surface. A set of six parallel microchannels, each approximately 200 micrometers square in cross section and fabricated in copper, with a hydraulic diameter of 207 micrometers, is used as the test section. Starting with air-saturated water at atmospheric pressure and temperature, the air content in the water is varied by vigorously boiling the water at elevated saturation pressures to provide different levels of dissolved air concentrations. The single-phase friction factor and heat transfer results are presented and compared with the available theoretical values. The friction factors for adiabatic cases match closely with the laminar single-phase friction factor predictions available for conventional-sized channels. The diabatic friction factor, after applying the correction for temperature dependent properties, also agrees well with the theoretical predictions. The Nusselt numbers, after applying the property corrections, are found to be below the theoretical values available in literature for constant temperature heating on all four sides. The disagreement is believed to be due to the three-sided heating employed in the current experiments. The effect of gas content on the heat transfer for the three gas concentrations is investigated. Nucleation was observed at a surface temperature of 90.5°C, for the reference case of 8.0 ppm. For the degassed cases (5.4 ppm and 1.8 ppm), nucleation is not observed until the surface temperature reached close to 100°C. An increase in heat transfer coefficient for surface temperatures above saturation is observed. However, a slight reduction in heat transfer is noted as the bubbles begin to nucleate. The presence of an attached bubble layer on the heating surface is believed to be responsible for this effect.

Numerical Study of the Endwall Effects on Water Single-Phase Pressure Drop Across a Circular Micro-Pin-Fin Array

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan R. Mita ◽  
Weilin Qu ◽  
Frank E. Pfefferkorn
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Circular Cross Section ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Micron Diameter ◽  
Micro Pin Fins ◽  
Pin Fin Array

This paper presents a numerical study of pressure drop associated with water liquid single-phase flow across an array of staggered micro-pin-fins having circular cross-section. The numerical simulations were validated against previously obtained experimental results using an array of staggered circular micro-pin-fins having the following dimensions: 180 micron diameter and 683 micron height. The longitudinal pitch and transverse pitch of the micro-pin-fins are equal to 399 microns. The effects of endwalls on pressure drop characteristics were then explored numerically. Six different micro-pin-fin height to diameter ratios were studied with seven different Reynolds numbers. All simulations were performed at room temperature (23°C). It was seen that for any given Reynolds number, as the pin height to diameter ratio increased, the pressure drop and resulting non-dimensional friction factor decreased.

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