Melting and Solidification of a Pure Metal on a Vertical Wall

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Gau ◽  
R. Viskanta
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Pure Metal ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Interface Motion ◽  
Solid Liquid Interface ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
Melting And Solidification

This paper reports on the role of natural convection on solid–liquid interface motion and heat transfer during melting and solidification of a pure metal (gallium) on a vertical wall. The measurements of the position of the phase-change boundary as well as of temperature distributions and temperature fluctuations were used as a qualitative indication of the natural convection flow regimes and structure in the melt during phase transformation taking place in a rectangular test cell heated or cooled from one of the vertical walls. For melting, the measured melt volume and heat transfer coefficients are correlated in terms of relevant dimensionless parameters. For solidification, the measured volume of metal solidified on the wall is compared with predictions based on a one-dimensional model.

Heat Transfer During Melting From an Isothermal Vertical Wall

1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-J. Ho ◽  
R. Viskanta
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Source Surface ◽  
Interface Motion ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Buoyancy Driven Convection ◽  
Solid Liquid Interface ◽  
Solid Liquid

This paper reports basic heat transfer data during melting of n-octadecane from an isothermal vertical wall of a rectangular cavity. The shadowgraph technique was used to measure local heat transfr coefficents at the heat source surface and the solid-liquid interface motion during phase change was recorded photographically. Experimental results clearly showed that, except in the very early stages of melting, the rates of melting and of heat transfer were greatly affected by the buoyancy-driven convection in the liquid. Initial subcooling of the solid substanially impeded the phase change process. A numerical simulation of the corresponding two-dimensional melting in the presence of natural convection was performed, and the numerical predictions are compared with experimental data.

The Experimental Investigation of Steam Condensation With Non-Condensable Gas Under Natural Convection

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xizhen Ma ◽  
Wen Fu ◽  
Haijun Jia ◽  
Peiyue Li ◽  
Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Steam Condensation ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Calculation Results

The non-condensable gas is used to keep the pressure stable in the steam-gas pressurizer. The processes of heat and mass transfer during steam condensation in the presence of non-condensable gas play an important role and the thermal hydraulic characteristics in the pressurizer is particularly complicated due to the non-condensable gas. The effects of non-condensable gas on the process of heat and mass transfer during steam condensation were experimental investigated. A steam condensation experimental system under high pressure and natural convection was built and nitrogen was chosen in the experiments. The steam and nitrogen were considered in thermal equilibrium and shared the same temperature in the vessel under natural convection. In the experiments, the factors, for instance, pressure, mass fraction of nitrogen, subcooling of wall and the distribution of nitrogen in the steam, had been taken into account. The rate of heat transfer of steam condensation on the vertical wall with nitrogen was obtained and the heat transfer coefficients were also calculated. The characteristics curve of heat and mass transfer during steam condensation with non-condensable gas under high pressure were obtained and an empirical correlation was introduced to calculated to heat transfer coefficient of steam condensation with nitrogen which the calculation results showed great agreement with the experimental data.

Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection Flow in a Cube With a Horizontal Heated Strip

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esam M. Alawadhi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Front Wall ◽  
Natural Convection Flow ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers

Natural convection flow in a cube with a heated strip is solved numerically. The heated strip is attached horizontally to the front wall and maintained at high temperature, while the entire opposite wall is maintained at low temperature. The heated strip simulates an array of electronic chips The Rayleigh numbers of 104, 105, and 106 are considered in the analysis and the heated strip is horizontally attached to the wall. The results indicate that the heat transfer strongly depends on the position of the heated strip. The maximum Nusselt number can be achieved if the heater is placed at the lower half of the vertical wall. Increasing the Rayleigh number significantly promotes heat transfer in the enclosure. Flow streamlines and temperature contours are presented, and the results are validated against published works.

Heat Transfer and Interface Motion During Melting and Solidification around a Finned Heat Source/Sink

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 720-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Bathelt ◽  
R. Viskanta
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Source Surface ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Interface Motion ◽  
Source Sink ◽  
Phase Change Heat Transfer ◽  
Solid Liquid

The effectiveness of extended surfaces on a horizontal, cylindrical heat source/sink was studied experimentally during solid-liquid phase change heat transfer. Melting and freezing experiments were performed in a test cell suitable for photographic and shadowgraphic observations using a circular cylinder with three rectangular fins parallel to the axis and evenly distributed around the circumference of the heat exchanger. Results are reported for n-heptadecane as the phase change material. Orientation of fins on the heat exchanger with respect to the gravitational field are found to have more influence on the melting than on the freezing processes. The use of fins was found to be more effective for melting than for freezing. The instantaneous local and circumferentially averaged heat transfer coefficients at the heat source surface for melting from a cylinder with fins were usually within ±20 percent of those for melting from a bare cylinder. During solidification the degree of heat transfer enhancement due to finning is greatest when the frozen layer is thin and decreases as the layer grows thicker.

Studies on Heat Transfer From a Vertical Cylinder, With or Without Fins, Embedded in a Solid Phase Change Medium

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Kalhori ◽  
S. Ramadhyani
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Vertical Cylinder ◽  
Interface Shape ◽  
Fusion Temperature ◽  
Total Heat Transfer ◽  
Solid Liquid Interface ◽  
Solid Liquid

An experimental investigation of melting and cyclic melting and freezing around a vertical cylinder is reported. The studies encompass two cases: a plain vertical cylinder, and a vertical cylinder with fins. In the melting studies, the total heat transfer from the cylinder was measured as a function of time. In addition, measurements have been made of the solid-liquid interface shape after various melting times. In these studies, the solid phase was initially isothermal and either at its fusion temperature or subcooled below the fusion point. The experiments reveal the important influence of natural convection in the liquid phase in both unfinned and finned situations. Subcooling of the solid phase is observed to strongly inhibit heat transfer in the unfinned situation. In the experiment on cyclic melting and freezing, subcooling of the solid phase is once again found to have an important effect on the unfinned situation. Heat transfer from the finned cylinder is much less affected by solid-phase subcooling. All the experiments were performed with 99 percent pure n-eicosane paraffin.

Aspect Ratio Effect on Natural Convection Flow in a Cavity Submitted to a Periodical Temperature Boundary

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (8) ◽  
pp. 1060-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Ben Cheikh ◽  
Brahim Ben Beya ◽  
Taieb Lili
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Natural Convection Flow ◽  
Temperature Boundary ◽  
Shallow Cavities ◽  
Periodic Temperature

The effect of aspect ratio on natural convection flow in a cavity submitted to periodic temperature boundary, is investigated numerically. The temperature of the heated wall is either maintained constant or varied sinusoidally with time while the temperature of the opposite vertical wall is maintained constant. The results are given for a range of varied parameters as Rayleigh number (5×103⩽Ra⩽106), cavity aspect ratio (1∕6⩽A⩽8), and period of the sinusoidally heated wall (1⩽τ⩽1600). The amplitude of oscillation (a=0.8) and the Prandtl number (Pr=0.71) were kept constant. The results obtained in the steady state regime show that the heat transfer averaged over the cold wall is maximum when the aspect ratio is in the range 1⩽A⩽2. In the case of a periodic temperature boundary, it is shown that the deviation between the mean heat transfer and the heat transfer of the constant heated case is larger for shallow cavities.

scholarly journals Natural convection flow in a square cavity with internal heat generation and a flush mounted heater on a side wall

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mustafizur Rahman ◽  
M. Arif Hasan Mamun ◽  
M. Masum Billah ◽  
Saidur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Square Cavity ◽  
Natural Convection Flow ◽  
Heater Length

In this study natural convection flow in a square cavity with heat generating fluid and a finite size heater on the vertical wall have been investigated numerically. To change the heat transfer in the cavity, a heater is placed at different locations on the right vertical wall of the cavity, while the left wall is considered to be cold. In addition, the top and bottom horizontal walls are considered to be adiabatic and the cavity is assumed to be filled with a Bousinessq fluid having a Prandtl number of 0.72. The governing mass, momentum and energy equations along with boundary conditions are expressed in a normalized primitive variables formulation. Finite Element Method is used in solution of the normalized governing equations. The parameters leading the problem are the Rayleigh number, location of the heater, length of the heater and heat generation. To observe the effects of the mentioned parameters on natural convection in the cavity, we considered various values of heater locations, heater length and heat generation parameter for different values of Ra varying in the range 102 to 105. Results are presented in terms of streamlines, isotherms, average Nusselt number at the hot wall and average fluid temperature in the cavity for the mentioned parameters. The results showed that the flow and thermal fields through streamlines and isotherms as well as the rate of heat transfer from the heated wall in terms of Nusselt number are strongly dependent on the length and locations of the heater as well as heat generating parameter.DOI: 10.3329/jname.v7i2.3292 

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