Combined Influence of Synthetic Jet and Surface-Mounted Rib on Heat Transfer in a Square Channel

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Qayoum ◽  
P. K. Panigrahi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Channel Flow ◽  
Actuation Voltage ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Duct Flow ◽  
Synthetic Jet Actuator ◽  
Square Channel

This investigation reports the combined effect of synthetic jet and a surface-mounted rib on heat transfer in a square cross-section channel flow. The rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio is equal to 0.1625. The Reynolds number of the channel has been set equal to 5500. The synthetic jet actuator has been operated at different actuation voltages with different amplitude modulation frequencies. At actuation voltage of 55 V, the maximum overall heat transfer is enhanced by 132.6% compared with smooth duct flow.

Effects of Operating Frequency of a Synthetic Jet and Cross Flow Velocity on the Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Micro-Channel

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Zschirnt ◽  
Ann Lee ◽  
Guan H. Yeoh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Synthetic Jet Actuator ◽  
Micro Channels

Current devices have been reported to approach 1 MW/m2 so that current heat dissipation devices will not be able to cope with increasing heat flux. It has therefore been proposed that in order to manage the ever-increasing heat rejection demands, it will be necessary to have cooling fluid flowing through micro-channels in the microchip itself. Since laminar flow is likely to result for reasonable pressure drops in these micro-channels, the heat transfer rate will need to be enhanced if this approach is to be successfully used. Synthetic jets, which are the main focus of this research, generate vortex structures which disrupt the flow. They have, therefore, been proposed as a means of providing mixing, thereby augmenting the heat transfer potential of the fluid in the micro-channel. A two-dimensional computational model has been developed to investigate the cooling effect of a synthetic jet interacting with a turbulent cross-flow in a micro-channel. Validation of the hydrodynamics feature of the flow was done by comparing numerical results against existing experimental results. A parametric study was performed on a fixed geometry by using a constant wall temperature to investigate the effect of operating frequency of the synthetic jet actuator coupling with different flow rates in the micro-channel. The operating frequencies of the jet were simulated at 1000 Hz, 1500 Hz and 2000 Hz while the cross flows vary from 0 to 10 m/s. In general, the flow structures in the micro-channel were shown to be greatly disrupted when the synthetic jet actuator was turned on. However, the heat transfer enhancement due to the operation of the synthetic jet reduces as the cross flow increases. The frequency of the diaphragm oscillation has a large influence on the distance between the adjacent vortices and therefore on the average flow rate in the micro-channel. The near wall Nusselt Number was calculated in order to compare the effects of operating frequency of the jet and flow rate in the micro-channel. The jet Reynolds number was increased by 50% when the actuator frequency was increased from 1000 Hz to 1500 Hz while the heat transfer enhancement was increased by 21%. Further increment of actuator frequency from 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz resulted in a doubled jet Reynolds number while the heat transfer enhancement was improved by 66%. The heat transfer enhancement showed greater improvement when the actuator operating at 2000 Hz.

Experimental Heat Transfer Enhancement for Single Phase Liquid Micro-Channel Cooling Using a Micro-Synthetic Jet Actuator

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruixian Fang ◽  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Jamil Khan ◽  
Roger Dougal
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Driving Voltage ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Synthetic Jet Actuator

The present work experimentally investigates the thermal effects of a synthetic jet actuator on the heat transfer performance of single-phase flow confined in a microchannel heat sink. The heat sink consisted of a single rectangular microchannel 500 μm wide, 300 μm deep and 26 mm long. Deionized water was employed as the cooling fluid. A synthetic jet actuator with a 100 μm diameter orifice was placed right above the microchannel and 5 mm downstream from the channel inlet. A Unimorph piezoelectric disc bender was employed as the synthetic jet actuator. The effects of the bulk microchannel flow Reynolds number, the synthetic jet operating voltage and frequency on the microchannel heat transfer performance are being investigated. The Reynolds number ranges from 100 to 500. The actuator driving voltage and frequency ranges in 20–180Vp-p and 10–150 Hz respectively. The results from the case without synthetic jet are compared to those with synthetic jet. It shows that the thermal effects of the synthetic jet are functions of the jet driving voltage, frequency, as well as the bulk mass flow rate in the microchannel. For the case of Reynolds number equal 177, around 24% enhancement is achieved under specified jet operating conditions for a single synthetic jet.

Numerical Study of Convective Heat Transfer From Expanding Annular Pipe Flows

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled J. Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Wall Heat Transfer ◽  
Reattachment Point ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Pipe Flows ◽  
Annular Pipe

Convective heat transfer from suddenly expanding annular pipe flows are numerically investigated within the steady laminar flow regime. A parametric study is performed to reveal the influence of the annular diameter ratio, k, the Prandtl number, Pr, and the Reynolds number, Re, over the following range of parameters: k = {0, 0.5, 0.7}, Pr = {0.7, 1, 7, 100}, and Re = {25, 50, 100}. Heat transfer enhancement downstream of the expansion plane is only observed for Pr > 1. Peak wall-heat-transfer-rates always appear downstream of the flow reattachment point, in the case of suddenly expanding round pipe flows, i.e. k = 0. However, for suddenly expanding annular pipe flows, i.e., k = 0.5 and 0.7, peak wall-heat-transfer-rates always appear upstream of the flow reattachment point. The observed heat transfer augmentation is more dramatic for suddenly expanding annular flows, in comparison with the one observed for suddenly expanding pipe flows. For a given annular diameter ratio and Reynolds number, increasing the Prandtl number, always results in higher wall-heat-transfer-rates downstream the expansion plane.

Numerical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Micro Pulsating Water Jets for Cooling of Microchips

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. L. Hew ◽  
V. Timchenko ◽  
J. A. Reizes ◽  
E. Leonardi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Minimum Temperature ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Distinct Advantage ◽  
Synthetic Jet Actuator ◽  
Synthetic Jet Actuators ◽  
Micro Channels ◽  
Jet Actuators

In this study the effects of having multiple synthetic jet actuators and multiple orifices in a single jet actuator on creating better flow mixing and improving heat transfer in micro-channels have been investigated numerically. Unsteady computations of laminar flow have been performed for two dimensional configurations of micro-channel open at either end. A constant heat flux of 1 MWm−2 at the top of the silicon wafer represented the heat generated by the microchip. Synthetic jet actuators were attached to the bottom wall of the channel, with the 50 μm wide orifice. It is shown that by using double orifices single synthetic jet actuator, the heat transfer enhancement in micro-channels can be greatly improved. At the end of 30 cycles of actuation, the maximum temperature in the wafer has been reduced by approximately 27 K and the minimum temperature on the bottom of the wafer has been reduced by approximately 19 K in comparison with the steady flow values. In comparison with a single orifice synthetic jet actuator, double orifices synthetic jet actuator led to an additional 10 K reduction of the maximum temperature in wafer and 4 K reduction of minimum temperature on the interface of the wafer and water. It was demonstrated that the number of synthetic jet actuators is not the main factor influencing the thermal performance. The crucial factor is the number of impinging jets generated from the orifice which encourages better mixing in the flow. However, there is a distinct advantage associated with having multiple jet actuators in that out of phase flow could be generated which led to even lower temperatures than the in-phase jets.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Liquid Flow and Heat Transfer in Rough Microchannels

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Taocheng Zhao ◽  
Suchen Wu ◽  
Feng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Section Shape ◽  
Poiseuille Number

Although roughness is negligible for laminar flow through tubes in classic fluid mechanics, the surface roughness may play an important role in microscale fluid flow due to the large ratio of surface area to volume. To further verify the influence of rough surfaces on microscale liquid flow and heat transfer, a performance test system of heat transfer and liquid flow was designed and built, and a series of experimental examinations are conducted, in which the microchannel material is stainless steel and the working medium is methanol. The results indicate that the surface roughness plays a significant role in the process of laminar flow and heat transfer in microchannels. In microchannels with roughness characteristics, the Poiseuille number of liquid laminar flow relies not only on the cross section shape of the rough microchannels but also on the Reynolds number of liquid flow. The Poiseuille number of liquid laminar flow in rough microchannels increases with increasing Reynolds number. In addition, the Nusselt number of liquid laminar heat transfer is related not only to the cross section shape of a rough microchannel but also to the Reynolds number of liquid flow, and the Nusselt number increases with increasing Reynolds number.

Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4:1) With Pin-Fins by a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoguang Su ◽  
Hamn-Ching Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Rotation Number ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Pin Fins

Computations with multi-block chimera grids were performed to study the three-dimensional turbulent flow and heat transfer in a rotating rectangular channel with staggered arrays of pin-fins. The channel aspect ratio (AR) is 4:1, the pin length to diameter ratio (H∕D) is 2.0, and the pin spacing to diameter ratio is 2.0 in both the stream-wise (S1∕D) and span-wise (S2∕D) directions. A total of six calculations have been performed with various combinations of rotation number, Reynolds number, and coolant-to-wall density ratio. The rotation number and inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio varied from 0.0 to 0.28 and from 0.122 to 0.20, respectively, while the Reynolds number varied from 10,000 to 100,000. For the rotating cases, the rectangular channel was oriented at 150deg with respect to the plane of rotation to be consistent with the configuration of the gas turbine blade. A Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) method was employed in conjunction with a near-wall second-moment turbulence closure for detailed predictions of mean velocity, mean temperature, and heat transfer coefficient distributions.

Influence of the 180° Bend Geometry on the Pressure Loss and Heat Transfer in a High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Smooth Channel

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Detlef Pape ◽  
Herve´ Jeanmart ◽  
Jens von Wolfersdorf ◽  
Bernhard Weigand
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Rectangular Cross Section ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Cooling Channel ◽  
Smooth Channel

An experimental and numerical investigation of the pressure loss and the heat transfer in the bend region of a smooth two-pass cooling channel with a 180°-turn has been performed. The channels have a rectangular cross-section with a high aspect ratio of H/W = 4. The heat transfer has been measured using the transient liquid crystal method. For the investigations the Reynolds-number as well as the distance between the tip and the divider wall (tip distance) are varied. While the Reynolds number varies from 50’000 to 200’000 and its influence on the normalized pressure loss and heat transfer is found to be small, the variations of the tip distance from 0.5 up to 3.65 W produce quite different flow structures in the bend. The pressure loss over the bend thus shows a strong dependency on these variations.

Uneven Wall Temperature Effect on Local Heat Transfer in a Rotating Two-Pass Square Channel With Smooth Walls

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 912-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-C. Han ◽  
Y.-M. Zhang ◽  
Kathrin Kalkuehler
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Buoyancy Forces ◽  
Flow Heat

The influence of uneven wall temperature on the local heat transfer coefficient in a rotating, two-pass, square channel with smooth walls is investigated for rotation numbers from 0.0352 to 0.352 by varying Reynolds numbers from 25,000 to 2500. The two-pass square channel, composed of 12 isolated copper sections, has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio of 12. The mean rotating radius to the channel hydraulic diameter ratio is kept at a constant value of 30. Three cases of thermal boundary conditions are studied: (A) four walls at the same temperature, (B) four walls at the same heat flux, and (C) trailing wall hotter than leading with side walls unheated and insulated. The results for case A of four walls at the same temperature show that the first channel (radial outward flow) heat transfer coefficients on the leading surface are much lower than that of the trailing surface due to the combined effect of Coriolis and buoyancy forces. The second channel (radial inward flow) heat transfer coefficients on the leading surface are higher than that of the trailing surface. The difference between the heat transfer coefficients for the leading and trailing surface in the second channel is smaller than that in the first channel due to the opposite effect of Coriolis and buoyancy forces in the second channel. However, the heat transfer coefficients on each wall in each channel for cases B and C are higher than case A because of interactions between rotation-induced secondary flows and uneven wall temperatures in cases B and C. The results suggest that the effect of uneven wall temperatures on local heat transfer coefficients in the second channel is greater than that in the first channel.

Influence of Surface Heat Flux Ratio on Heat Transfer Augmentation in Square Channels With Parallel, Crossed and V-Shaped Angled Ribs

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Han ◽  
Y. M. Zhang ◽  
C. P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Wall Heat Flux ◽  
Wall Heat Transfer ◽  
Square Channel ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation

The effect of wall heat flux ratio on the local heat transfer augmentation in a square channel with two opposite in-line ribbed walls was investigated for Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 80,000. The square channel composed of ten isolated copper sections has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (L/D) of 20. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D) is 0.0625 and the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) equals 10. Six ribbed side to smooth side wall heat flux ratios (Case 1 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 1; Case 2 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 3; Case 3 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 6; Case 4 - q″r1/q″s = 6 and q″r2/q″s = 4; Case 5 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = ∞ and Case 6 - q″r1/q″s = ∞ and q″r2/q″s = 0) were studied for four rib orientations (90° rib, 60° parallel rib, 60° crossed rib, and 60° ∨-shaped rib). The results show that the ribbed side wall heat transfer augmentation increases with increasing ribbed side to smooth side wall heat flux ratios, but the reverse is true for the smooth side wall heat transfer augmentation. The average heat transfer augmentation of the ribbed side and smooth side wall decreases slightly with increasing wall heat flux ratios. Two ribbed side wall heating (Case 5 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = ∞) provides a higher ribbed-side-wall heat transfer augmentation than the four-wall uniform heating (Case 1 - q″r1/q″s = q″r2/q″s = 1). The effect of wall heat flux ratio reduces with increasing Reynolds numbers. The results also indicate that the 60° ∨-shaped rib and 60° parallel rib perform better than the 60° crossed rib and 90° rib, regardless of wall heat flux ratio and Reynolds number.

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