Negatively Buoyant Plume Flow in a Baffled Heat Exchanger

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K. S. Boetcher ◽  
F. A. Kulacki ◽  
Jane H. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Effective Width ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Buoyant Plume ◽  
Fully Developed Flow ◽  
Buoyant Flow ◽  
Thermal Stores ◽  
Plume Flow ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers ◽  
Negatively Buoyant

A numerical simulation of transient two-dimensional negatively buoyant flow into a straight baffle situated below an isothermal circular cylinder in an initially isothermal enclosure is presented for both an adiabatic and a highly conducting baffle for Rayleigh numbers from 106 to 107. Results show the effects of baffle offset, width, and length on the point where viscous flow develops and on velocity profiles within the baffle. Results are interpreted to guide the design of straight baffles to reduce destruction of stratification in thermal stores using an immersed heat exchanger. The preferred geometry is a low-conductivity baffle of width equal to the effective width of the heat exchanger and 15 or more cylinder diameters in length to ensure nearly fully developed flow at the baffle outlet.

Negatively Buoyant Plume Flow in a Baffle

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. S. Boetcher ◽  
F. A. Kulacki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Buoyant Plume ◽  
Buoyant Flow ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Offset Distance ◽  
Plume Flow ◽  
Negatively Buoyant ◽  
Surrounding Fluid

Transient two-dimensional negatively buoyant flow into a straight adiabatic baffle beneath an isothermal circular cylinder is numerically simulated. The surrounding fluid is considered infinite in extent and at constant temperature. Governing parameters are the baffle width and the offset of the entrance of the baffle beneath the center of the cylinder. Overall characteristics of the flow and entrainment of the surrounding fluid are found to be dependent on the baffle offset; however, the attachment length of the flow to the baffle wall is relatively insensitive to the offset. Heat transfer rates to the cylinder are calculated for various times for various baffle offsets. There is a weak dependence on baffle-offset distance with heat transfer rate.

Buoyant Flow and Heat Transfer in a Conducting Baffle

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. S. Boetcher ◽  
F. A. Kulacki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Quasi Steady State ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Buoyant Flow ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers ◽  
Negatively Buoyant ◽  
Surrounding Fluid

A numerical simulation of transient two-dimensional negatively buoyant flow into a straight baffle situated below an isothermal circular cylinder is performed. Both an adiabatic and a highly conducting baffle are considered over a range of Rayleigh numbers, 106 < RaD < 107. During the quasi-steady-state period, the surrounding fluid is effectively considered infinite in extent and at constant temperature. It is found that in general, the conducting baffle is at a disadvantage in maintaining a short attachment length which is needed to optimally slow the flow to prevent mixing. Qualitative flow fields are shown and heat transfer rates to the cylinder are calculated at the quasi-steady state.

Two-dimensional plumes in stratified environments

2002 ◽  
Vol 471 ◽  
pp. 315-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER G. BAINES
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Density ◽  
Buoyancy Frequency ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Buoyant Plume ◽  
Buoyant Jet ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
Flowing Fluid ◽  
Neutrally Buoyant ◽  
Negatively Buoyant

Laboratory experiments on the flow of negatively buoyant two-dimensional plumes adjacent to a wall in a density-stratified environment are described. The flow passes through several stages, from an inertial jet to a buoyant plume, to a neutrally buoyant jet, and then a negatively buoyant plume when it overshoots its equilibrium density. This fluid then ‘springs back’ and eventually occupies an intermediate range of heights. The flow is primarily characterized by the initial value of the buoyancy number, B0 = Q0N3/g′02, where Q0 is the initial volume flux per unit width, g′0 is the initial buoyancy and N is the buoyancy frequency of the environment. Scaled with the initial equilibrium depth D of the in flowing fluid, the maximum depth of penetration increases with B0, as does the width of the initial down flow, which is observed to increase very slowly with distance downward. Observations are made of the profiles of flow into and away from the plume as a function of height. Various properties of the flow are compared with predictions from the ‘standard’ two-dimensional entraining plume model, and this shows generally consistent agreement, although there are differences in magnitudes and in details. This flow constrasts with flows down gentle slopes into stratified environments, where two-way exchange of fluid occurs.

Negatively Buoyant Flow Along Vertical Cylinders at High Rayleigh Numbers

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. AHMAD ◽  
E. C. MATHIAS ◽  
S. BORAAS
Keyword(s):  
Buoyant Flow ◽  
Vertical Cylinders ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers ◽  
Negatively Buoyant

scholarly journals Effect of buried depth on thermal performance of a vertical U-tube underground heat exchanger

Open Physics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-330
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Bo Zhang ◽  
Jiří Jaromír Klemeš ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
Meiyu Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Full Size ◽  
Unit Depth ◽  
Research Show

Abstract Many researchers numerically investigated U-tube underground heat exchanger using a two-dimensional simplified pipe. However, a simplified model results in large errors compared to the data from construction sites. This research is carried out using a three-dimensional full-size model. A model validation is conducted by comparing with experimental data in summer. This article investigates the effects of fluid velocity and buried depth on the heat exchange rate in a vertical U-tube underground heat exchanger based on fluid–structure coupled simulations. Compared with the results at a flow rate of 0.4 m/s, the results of this research show that the heat transfer per buried depth at 1.0 m/s increases by 123.34%. With the increase of the buried depth from 80 to 140 m, the heat transfer per unit depth decreases by 9.72%.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis on Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Single Circular Fin-Tube Heat Exchanger (Part 1): Numerical Method

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Hwi Lee ◽  
Jong-Hyeon Shin ◽  
Se-Myong Chang ◽  
Taegee Min
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Rayleigh Number ◽  
Numerical Method ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Fin Tube ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers

In this research, unsteady three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes equations are solved to simulate experiments with the Boussinesq approximation and validate the proposed numerical model for the design of a circular fin-tube heat exchanger. Unsteady time marching is proposed for a time sweeping analysis of various Rayleigh numbers. The accuracy of the natural convection data of a single horizontal circular tube with the proposed numerical method can be guaranteed when the Rayleigh number based on the tube diameter exceeds 400, which is regarded as the limitation of numerical errors due to instability. Moreover, the effective limit for a circular fin-tube heat exchanger is reached when the Rayleigh number based on the fin gap size ( Ra s ) is equal to or exceeds 100. This is because at low Rayleigh numbers, the air gap between the fins is isolated and rarely affected by natural convection of the outer air, where the fluid provides heat resistance. Thus, the fin acts favorably when Ra s exceeds 100.

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