Direct Numerical Simulation of Stagnation Point Heat Transfer Affected by Varying Wake-Induced Turbulence

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Venema ◽  
Dominic von Terzi ◽  
Hans-Jörg Bauer ◽  
Wolfgang Rodi

In the present study the flow and heat transfer in a tandem cylinder setup are simulated by means of embedded direct numerical simulation (DNS). The influence of wake turbulence on the heat transfer in the stagnation region of the rear cylinder is investigated. The oncoming flow is varied by increasing the distance between the two cylinders, causing a change of the turbulent wake characteristics and the heat transfer. The data of both simulations show good agreement with an existing experimental correlation in the literature. For the small wake generator distance, a clear shift of the maximum heat transfer away from the stagnation line is observed. This shift is less pronounced for the larger distance.

Author(s):  
Lars Venema ◽  
Dominic von Terzi ◽  
Hans-Jo¨rg Bauer ◽  
Wolfgang Rodi

In the present study a tandem cylinder setup is simulated by means of embedded DNS. The influence of wake turbulence on the heat transfer in the stagnation region of the rear cylinder is investigated. The oncoming flow is varied by increasing the distance between the two cylinders, causing a change of the turbulent wake characteristics and the heat transfer. The data of both simulations show good agreement with an existing experimental correlation in the literature. For the small wake generator distance, a clear shift of the maximum heat transfer is observed away from the stagnation line. This shift is less pronounced for the larger distance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2057 (1) ◽  
pp. 012026
Author(s):  
A V Barsukov ◽  
V V Terekhov ◽  
V I Terekhov

Abstract The results of numerical simulation of the separation flow in matrix channels by the RANS method are presented. The simulation is performed at the Reynolds number Re = 12600, determined by the mass-average velocity and the height of the channel. The distribution of the local Nusselt number is obtained for various Reynolds numbers in the range of 5÷15⋅103 and several rib angles. It is shown that the temperature distribution on the surface is highly nonuniform; in particular, the maximum heat transfer value is observed near the upper edge facets, in the vicinity of which the greatest velocity gradient is observed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amnart Boonloi ◽  
Withada Jedsadaratanachai

Numerical assessments in the square channel heat exchanger installed with various parameters of V-orifices are presented. The V-orifice is installed in the heat exchanger channel with gap spacing between the upper-lower edges of the orifice and the channel wall. The purposes of the design are to reduce the pressure loss, increase the vortex strength, and increase the turbulent mixing of the flow. The influence of the blockage ratio and V-orifice arrangement is investigated. The blockage ratio, b/H, of the V-orifice is varied in the range 0.05–0.30. The V-tip of the V-orifice pointing downstream (V-downstream) is compared with the V-tip pointing upstream (V-upstream) by both flow and heat transfer. The numerical results are reported in terms of flow visualization and heat transfer pattern in the test section. The thermal performance assessments in terms of Nusselt number, friction factor, and thermal enhancement factor are also concluded. The numerical results reveal that the maximum heat transfer enhancement is found to be around 26.13 times higher than the smooth channel, while the optimum TEF is around 3.2. The suggested gap spacing for the present configuration of the V-orifice channel is around 5–10%.


2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Batzdorf ◽  
Tatiana Gambaryan-Roisman ◽  
Peter Stephan

The heat and mass transfer close to the apparent three-phase contact line is of tremendous importance in many evaporation processes. Despite the extremely small dimensions of this region referred to as the microregion compared to the macroscopic length scale of a boiling process, a considerable fraction of heat can be transferred in this region. Due to its small characteristic length scale, physical phenomena are relevant in the microregion, which are completely negligible on the macroscopic scale, including the action of adhesion forces and the interfacial heat resistance. In the past, models have been developed taking these effects into account. However, so far these models are based on the assumption of one-dimensional (1D) heat conduction, and the flow within the thin liquid film forming the microregion near the apparent three-phase contact line is modeled utilizing the lubrication approximation. Hence, the application of existing models is restricted to small apparent contact angles. Moreover, the effects of surface structures or roughness are not included in these lubrication models. To overcome these limitations, a direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the liquid flow and heat transfer within the microregion is presented in this paper. The DNS is employed for validation of the existing lubrication model and for investigation of the influence of surface nanostructures on the apparent contact angle and in particular on the heat transfer within the microregion.


1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Jen Chen ◽  
Ramiro H. Bravo

In this study, fluid flow and heat transfer in two-dimensional staggered thin rectangular blocks in a channel flow heat exchanger is analyzed by the Finite Analytic Numerical Method. The heat exchanger consists of four staggered thin rectangular blocks at temperature T1 placed inside a channel which is formed by two plates maintained at constant temperature T0. The fluid is considered to be incompressible and the flow laminar. Flow and heat transfer from the inlet of the heat exchanger to the outlet are simulated by solving Navier-Stokes and energy equations. Results were obtained for different block spacing and different size of the blocks. Computations were made for Reynolds numbers 100, 500, and 1,000, and Prandtl numbers 0.7 and 4.0. The results are presented in the form of velocity vector fields, isotherms, and local and global Nusselt numbers. The characteristics of the heat transfer and pressure drop in different block size and block separation are analyzed. The optimal length of separation between thin blocks and the optimal block length for maximum heat transfer are determined.


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