Free Convection Effects on the Developing Laminar Flow in Vertical Concentric Annuli

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. I. El-Shaarawi ◽  
A. Sarhan

Coupled energy and momentum boundary layer equations have been numerically solved for the problem of combined forced-free laminar convection in the entrance region of vertical concentric annuli. Both upflow and downflow of a fluid with Pr = 0.7 are considered under the thermal conditions of one wall being isothermal and the other adiabatic. Results for the development of velocity profiles, axial distance at which the axial velocity gradient normal to the wall vanishes, pressure drop, and heat transfer characteristics are presented at various values of the parameter Gr/Re ranged from −700 to 1500.

2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.-R. A. Khaled

Heat transfer through joint fins is modeled and analyzed analytically in this work. The terminology “joint fin systems” is used to refer to extending surfaces that are exposed to two different convective media from its both ends. It is found that heat transfer through joint fins is maximized at certain critical lengths of each portion (the receiver fin portion which faces the hot side and the sender fin portion that faces the cold side of the convective media). The critical length of each portion of joint fins is increased as the convection coefficient of the other fin portion increases. At a certain value of the thermal conductivity of the sender fin portion, the critical length for the receiver fin portion may be reduced while heat transfer is maximized. This value depends on the convection coefficient for both fin portions. Thermal performance of joint fins is increased as both thermal conductivity of the sender fin portion or its convection coefficient increases. This work shows that the design of machine components such as bolts, screws, and others can be improved to achieve favorable heat transfer characteristics in addition to its main functions such as rigid fixation properties.


2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Tasawar Hayat ◽  
Saleem Obaidat

This study concentrates on the heat transfer analysis of the steady flow of viscoelastic fluid along an inclined stretching surface. Analysis has been carried out in the presence of thermal radiation and the Rosseland approximation is used to describe the radiative heat flux in the energy equation. The equations of continuity, momentum and energy are reduced into the system of governing differential equations and solved by homotopy analysis method (HAM). The velocity and temperature are illustrated through graphs. Exact and homotopy solutions are compared in a limiting sense. It is noticed that viscoelastic parameter decreases the velocity and boundary layer thickness. It is also observed that increasing values of viscoelastic parameter reduces the thickness of momentum boundary layer and increase the heat transfer rate. However, it is found that increasing the radiation parameter has the effect of decreasing the local Nusselt number


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
O.J. Fenuga ◽  
S.J. Aroloye ◽  
A.O. Popoola

Abstract This paper investigates a chemically reactive Magnetohydrodynamics fluid flow with heat and mass transfer over a permeable surface taking into consideration the buoyancy force, injection/suction, heat source/sink and thermal radiation. The governing momentum, energy and concentration balance equations are transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations by method of similarity transformation and solved numerically by Runge- Kutta method based on Shooting technique. The influence of various pertinent parameters on the velocity, temperature, concentration fields are discussed graphically. Comparison of this work with previously published works on special cases of the problem was carried out and the results are in excellent agreement. Results also show that the thermo physical parameters in the momentum boundary layer equations increase the skin friction coefficient but decrease the momentum boundary layer. Fluid suction/injection and Prandtl number increase the rate of heat transfer. The order of chemical reaction is quite significant and there is a faster rate of mass transfer when the reaction rate and Schmidt number are increased.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-185
Author(s):  
Golbert Aloliga ◽  
Yakubu Ibrahim Seini ◽  
Rabiu Musah

In this current paper, an investigation has been conducted on the magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer flow of non-Newtonian Casson fluids on magnetized sheet with an exponentially stretching sheet. The similarity approach has been used to transform the governing models for Casson fluid to ordinary differential equations. We presented numerical results for momentum, energy and concentration equation parameters. Effects of the magnetized sheet and varying all the emerged parameters on the flow of Casson fluid with respect to the friction between the fluid and the surface, temperature and concentration are presented in tables. As a result of the induced magnetization of the sheet, the thickness of the thermal boundary layer has been enhanced. This behaviour brings a considerable reduction to the heat transfer. The induced magnetized sheet has a similar influence on the skin friction, Nusselt number and the Sherwood number. We however proposed incorporation of magnetized surfaces in MHD flows for controlling the flow rate of the fluid and heat transfer characteristics.


Author(s):  
Seema Tinker ◽  
SR Mishra ◽  
PK Pattnaik ◽  
Ram Prakash Sharma

The heat transfer characteristics for the flow of a time-dependent hybrid nanofluid with thermal radiation and source/sink over a stretching/shrinking sheet are examined in the current investigation. We have transformed the governing equations of the presented study into the similarity equations utilizing similarity variables. However, a numerical solution is obtained by using in-build MATLAB code bvp5c. The mass and energy profiles for diverse values of thermophysical parameters are studied together with their physical quantities. It is observed that dual solutions exist, that is, one is upper, and the other is lower branch solution for a definite choice of the unsteadiness parameter. Also, stability analysis is executed to determine the long-term stability of dual solutions, indicating that out of the two, only one is stable and the other is unstable. It is revealed that comparatively, the first solution shows stability, while the second solution shows instability. There is a considerable influence of second-order slip on the problem’s respective flow and heat transfer characteristics. Further, major outcomes also show the dimensionless frictional stress and the magnitude of conventional heat transfer enhancement with growing suction parameter values.


Author(s):  
Michael Sampson ◽  
Avery Fairbanks ◽  
Jacob Moseley ◽  
Phillip M. Ligrani ◽  
Hongzhou Xu ◽  
...  

Abstract Currently, there is a deficit of experimental data for surface heat transfer characteristics and thermal transport processes associated with tip gap flows, and a lack of understanding of performance and behavior of film cooling as applied to blade tip surfaces. As a result, many avenues of opportunity exist for development of creative tip configurations with innovative external cooling arrangements. Overall goals of the present investigations are to reduce cooling air requirements, and reduce thermal loading, with equivalent improvements of thermal protection and structural integrity. Described is the development of experimental facilities, including a Supersonic/Transonic Wind Tunnel and linear cascade, for investigations of surface heat transfer characteristics of transonic turbine blade tips with unique squealer geometries and innovative film cooling arrangements. Note that data from past investigations are used to illustrate some of the experimental procedures and approaches which will be employed within the investigation. Of interest is development of a two-dimensional linear cascade with appropriate cascade airfoil flow periodicity. Included are boundary layer flow bleed devices, downstream tailboards, and augmented cascade inlet turbulence intensity. The present linear cascade approach allows experimental configuration parameters to be readily varied. Tip gap magnitudes are scaled so that ratios of tip gap to inlet boundary layer thickness, ratios of tip gap to blade axial chord length, and ratios of tip gap magnitudes to blade true chord length match engine hardware configurations. Ratios of inlet boundary layer thickness to tip gap range from 3 to 5. Innovative film cooling configurations are utilized for one blade tip configuration, and scaled engine components are modelled and tested with complete external cooling arrangements. Blade tip and geometry characteristics are also considered, including squealer depth and squealer tip wall thickness. With these experimental components, results will be obtained with engine representative transonic Mach numbers, Reynolds numbers, and film cooling parameters, including density ratios, which are achieved using foreign gas injection with carbon dioxide. Transient, infrared thermography approaches will be employed to measure spatially-resolved distributions of surface heat transfer coefficients, adiabatic surface temperature, and adiabatic film cooling effectiveness.


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