scholarly journals Secondary peak in the Nusselt number distribution of impinging jet flows: A phenomenological analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 095110 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Aillaud ◽  
F. Duchaine ◽  
L. Y. M. Gicquel ◽  
S. Didorally
2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongmann M. Chung ◽  
Kai H. Luo

Unsteady heat transfer caused by a confined impinging jet is studied using direct numerical simulation (DNS). The time-dependent compressible Navier-Stokes equations are solved using high-order numerical schemes together with high-fidelity numerical boundary conditions. A sixth-order compact finite difference scheme is employed for spatial discretization while a third-order explicit Runge-Kutta method is adopted for temporal integration. Extensive spatial and temporal resolution tests have been performed to ensure accurate numerical solutions. The simulations cover several Reynolds numbers and two nozzle-to-plate distances. The instantaneous flow fields and heat transfer distributions are found to be highly unsteady and oscillatory in nature, even at relatively low Reynolds numbers. The fluctuation of the stagnation or impingement Nusselt number, for example, can be as high as 20 percent of the time-mean value. The correlation between the vortex structures and the unsteady heat transfer is carefully examined. It is shown that the fluctuations in the stagnation heat transfer are mainly caused by impingement of the primary vortices originating from the jet nozzle exit. The quasi-periodic nature of the generation of the primary vortices due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is behind the nearly periodic fluctuation in impingement heat transfer, although more chaotic and non-linear fluctuations are observed with increasing Reynolds numbers. The Nusselt number distribution away from the impingement point, on the other hand, is influenced by the secondary vortices which arise due to the interaction between the primary vortices and the wall jets. The unsteady vortex separation from the wall in the higher Reynolds number cases leads to a local minimum and a secondary maximum in the Nusselt number distribution. These are due to the changes in the thermal layer thickness accompanying the unsteady flow structures.


Author(s):  
Ece Aylı

In this study, the heat transfer characteristics of laminar combined forced convection through a horizontal duct are obtained with the help of the numerical methods. The effect of the geometrical parameters of the cavity and Reynolds number on the heat transfer is investigated. New heat transfer correlation for hydrodynamically fully developed, laminar combined forced convection through a horizontal duct is proposed with an average error of 6.98% and R2 of 0.8625. The obtained correlation results are compared with the artificial neural network and adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system models. Due to the obtained results, good agreement is identified between the numerical results and predicted adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system results. In conclusion, it is seen that adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system can predict the Nusselt number distribution with a higher accuracy than the developed correlation and the artificial neural network model. The developed adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system model predicts the Nusselt number with 1.07% mean average percentage error and 0.9983 R2 value. The effect of the different training algorithms and their ability to predict Nusselt number distribution are examined. According to the results, the Bayesian regulation algorithm gives the best approach with a 2.235% error. According to the examination that is performed in this study, the adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system is a powerful, robust tool that can be used with confidence for predicting the thermal performance.


Author(s):  
Behnam Nouri ◽  
Knut Lehmann ◽  
Arnold Kühhorn

In the drive for higher cycle efficiencies in gas turbine engines, turbine blades are seeing an increasingly high heat load. This in turn demands improvements in the internal cooling system and a better understanding of both the level and distribution of the internal heat-transfer. A typical approach to enhance the internal cooling of the turbine blade is by casting angled ‘low blockage’ ribs on the walls of the cooling channels. The objective of the present paper is to determine the detailed Nusselt number distribution in rectangular internal channels with ribs. This knowledge can be used to guide the overall design e.g. to achieve high levels of heat-transfer where required. The effects of rotation as well as the interaction effects of the position and direction of ribs on opposite walls of the cooling channel have been investigated. Numerical calculations have been carried out using the commercial CFD code Fluent to investigate the local Nusselt number enhancement factor in rectangular ducts of different aspect ratios (0.5, 1 and 2) which have 45° or 90° angled ribs located on two opposite walls. This has been studied for different Rotation number Ro (0–0.45) and with a Reynolds number >30000. The first series of studies has been carried out with the same experimental setup as by Han [1]. The geometry was slightly changed to avoid the effect of high heat transfer at the entry. This study identifies important vortical structures, which are dependent on the direction and the position of the ribs. This has a profound effect on the distribution of heat-transfer within the passage. It is shown that the two smooth walls of the duct have different average Nusselt number ratio Nu/NuFD enhancement depending on the rib angle. In addition, based on numerical investigations, simple correlations have been developed for the rotational influence of the internal Nusselt number distribution. A major finding is that the effect of rotation is dominant for low aspect ratio channels and the local enhancement due to the rib position and angle is more dominant for high aspect ratio channels.


Author(s):  
Choondal B. Sobhan ◽  
Renju Kurian

Interferometric methods are non-intrusive optical measurement techniques, which find extensive use in flow and heat transfer visualization. The present work originates from the idea that by a suitable experimental system and data analysis method, the interferometric technique can be used to estimate its thermal conductivity. A method is developed to obtain the thermal conductivity of a transparent medium using the optical technique of differential interferometry. The basis is of this method is the measurement of the local interference fringe shift values along an isothermal flat plate surrounded by the medium to visualize the heat transfer field. The local Nusselt number distribution along the plate is estimated from fringe shift and compared with theoretical local Nusselt number distribution along an isothermal plate, and this comparison is used to estimate the thermal conductivity of the medium.


Author(s):  
David E. Mayo ◽  
Allan Arisi ◽  
Wing F. Ng ◽  
Zhigang Li ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
...  

This paper presents a detailed study on the effect of misalignment between the combustor exit and the nozzle guide vane endwall. The Nusselt number distribution and augmentation on an axisymmetric converging endwall as well as stage pressure losses were studied using experimental techniques and computational analysis. The analyzed endwall configurations are representative of the design intent and average off-design endwall configurations of a land-based high-pressure turbine nozzle guide vane. The studies were carried out at isentropic exit Mach number of 0.85, with an exit Reynolds number of 1.5 × 106 based on the true chord, and an inlet turbulence intensity of 16%. The experiment was conducted in a blowdown transonic linear cascade wind tunnel and an infrared camera was used to measure the surface temperature and subsequently the endwall heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number distribution. Numerical computation analysis using ANSYS Fluent v.16 was used to provide further insight into the near-endwall flow field the predictions compared favorably to experimental data. The findings show that at the two configurations there exist uniquely different endwall secondary flow systems throughout the NGV stage. The interaction of separated flow at the combustor-turbine interface with the vane potential field results in additional secondary flow that is vastly different from that associated with classical endwall flows. This increased secondary flow in the misaligned configuration was marked by a 25% increase in NGV stage losses. The presence of separated flow and additional secondary flows also resulted in flow reattachment inside the vane passage which augmented heat transfer. The region upstream of the vane gage/throat showed heat transfer augmentation of up to 60%, while the endwall region downstream of the throat did not show any considerable heat transfer augmentation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murali Venkatraman ◽  
Sirivatch Shimpalee ◽  
J. W. Van Zee

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali A. Ameri ◽  
David L. Rigby ◽  
Erlendur Steinthorsson ◽  
James Heidmann ◽  
John C. Fabian

The effect of the upstream wake on the time averaged rotor blade heat transfer was numerically investigated. The geometry and flow conditions of the first stage turbine blade of GE’s E3 engine with a tip clearance equal to 2% of the span were utilized. The upstream wake had both a total pressure and temperature deficit. The rotor inlet conditions were determined from a steady analysis of the cooled upstream vane. Comparisons between the time average of the unsteady rotor blade heat transfer and the steady analysis, which used the average inlet conditions of unsteady cases, are made to illuminate the differences between the steady and unsteady calculations. To help in the understanding of the differences between steady and unsteady results on one hand and to evaluate the effect of the total temperature wake on the other, separate calculations were performed to obtain the rotor heat transfer and adiabatic wall temperatures. It was found that the Nusselt number distribution for the time average of unsteady heat transfer is invariant if normalized by the difference in the adiabatic and wall temperatures. It appeared though that near the endwalls the Nusselt number distribution did depend on the thermal wake strength. Differences between steady and time averaged unsteady heat transfer results of up to 20% were seen on the blade surface. Differences were less on the blade tip surface.


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