scholarly journals Convective Heat Transfer in a High Aspect Ratio Minichannel Heated on One Side

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C. Forrest ◽  
Lin-Wen Hu ◽  
Jacopo Buongiorno ◽  
Thomas J. McKrell
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Friction Pressure ◽  
Friction Pressure Drop ◽  
Asymmetric Heating

Experimental results are presented for single-phase heat transfer in a narrow rectangular minichannel heated on one side. The aspect ratio and gap thickness of the test channel were 29:1 and 1.96 mm, respectively. Friction pressure drop and Nusselt numbers are reported for the transition and fully turbulent flow regimes, with Prandtl numbers ranging from 2.2 to 5.4. Turbulent friction pressure drop for the high aspect ratio channel is well-correlated by the Blasius solution when a modified Reynolds number, based upon a laminar equivalent diameter, is utilized. The critical Reynolds number for the channel falls between 3500 and 4000, with Nusselt numbers in the transition regime being reasonably predicted by Gnielinski's correlation. The dependence of the heat transfer coefficient on the Prandtl number is larger than that predicted by circular tube correlations, and is likely a result of the asymmetric heating. The problem of asymmetric heating condition is approached theoretically using a boundary layer analysis with a two-region wall layer model, similar to that originally proposed by Prandtl. The analysis clarifies the influence of asymmetric heating on the Nusselt number and correctly predicts the experimentally observed trend with Prandtl number. A semi-analytic correlation is derived from the analysis that accounts for the effect of aspect ratio and asymmetric heating, and is shown to predict the experimental results of this study with a mean absolute error (MAE) of less than 5% for 4000 < Re < 70,000.

Experimental Study of Heat Transfer Augmentation in High Aspect-Ratio Channels Featuring Different Dimple Configurations

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kartikeya Tyagi ◽  
Prashant Singh ◽  
Jaideep Pandit ◽  
Sridharan Ramesh ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Hydraulic Performance ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation

Transient liquid crystal technique was employed for experimental investigation of heat transfer distribution in high aspect ratio rectangular ducts featuring different dimple configurations. Four different dimple configuration shapes, viz. diamond, square, triangular and cylindrical, have been studied. This study also attempts to understand the dimple side wall heat transfer and correlate to the mechanisms of the flow inside the dimple. A brief numerical simulation study was also conducted to understand the vortex formation inside the dimples and how they affect the heat transfer on the dimple walls. Experiments were carried out at three different Reynolds number of 10,000, 16,000 and 21,000. Detailed normalized Nusselt number plots for different configurations has been presented. Pressure drop across each geometry was also recorded and a comparison of thermal–hydraulic performance is given. It was observed that heat transfer enhancement due to dimples was maximum for Re =10,000 case when compared to a flat plate scenario at the same Reynolds number. Thermal–hydraulic performance comparison showed that diamond and triangular dimples performed better due to lower pressure drop penalty.

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.

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Measurements in a High Aspect Ratio Channel With Circular Pins and Strip Fins

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Metapun Nuntakulamarat ◽  
Chao-Cheng Shiau ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Thickness Effect ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Pin Fin

Abstract This paper focuses on the measurements of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop of different pin or fin configurations in a high aspect ratio (AR = 9.57/1.2) channel. Two different pin-fin shapes including circular pins and strip fins were studied. Different pin-fin spacings for circular pins (S/D = 2, 4) and strip fins (S/W = 8, 16) were investigated, respectively. In addition, the thickness effect of the strip fin was included in this study. The regionally averaged heat transfer measurement method was used to acquire the heat transfer coefficients on two opposite featured surfaces within the test channel. For each configuration, the tested Reynolds number was ranging from 20,000 to 80,000. The results indicate that the channel with circular pins has better heat transfer enhancement and higher pressure loss than their strip fins counterparts. However, the strip fins are considered better designs in terms of thermal performance. For the gas turbine designers aim at developing an improved internal cooling feature, this work demonstrates the great potential of the strip fins as a novel and effective cooling design compared with the conventional circular pins.

Experimental Comparison of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Microchannels With Plain and Grooved Walls

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Cheng ◽  
Huiying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Liquid Film ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Dry Out

Abstract The dry-out easily occurs on high-aspect ratio microchannel sidewalls due to the decreasing of liquid film thickness. In this paper, the triangular microgrooves possessing the characteristic of evaporating meniscus were designed on the microchannel sidewalls. The heat sink consisted of 33 parallel microchannels, having a hydraulic diameter of 100 μm and an aspect ratio of 4. A platinum film heater and platinum resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) were integrated on the backside of the heat sink to realize uniform heating and precise temperature measurement, respectively. Flow boiling visualization experiments were carried out by high-speed camera in triangular groove-wall and plain-wall microchannels at mass fluxes of 148–490 kg/m2·s and inlet temperatures of 42 °C and 60 °C. The boiling curve, heat transfer coefficient (HTC), pressure drop, and two-phase flow boiling instability were systematically investigated to assess the flow boiling performances. Thin liquid film was observed in the triangular grooves during the dry-out process, compared to the dry-out in plain-wall microchannels. The oscillations of wall temperature, inlet temperature, and pressure drop were significantly suppressed in triangular groove-wall microchannels. Moreover, the earlier onset of nucleate boiling, improved heat flux, and HTC were realized in triangular groove-wall microchannels compared to plain-wall microchannels. Therefore, triangular groove design on the sidewalls is a promising solution to enhance boiling heat transfer and suppress flow boiling instabilities for high-aspect ratio microchannels.

Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of R134A in Horizontal Micro-Scale Enhanced Tube

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongbao Gu ◽  
Xiang Ma ◽  
Yan He ◽  
Lianxiang Ma ◽  
David J. Kukulka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Smooth Tube ◽  
Vapor Quality ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Friction Pressure ◽  
Friction Pressure Drop ◽  
Enhanced Surface

Abstract This study was performed to investigate the heat transfer and pressure drop of R134A during condensation inside a stainless steel micro-scale enhanced surface tube (EHT tube) and smooth tube. The tests were conducted at a saturation temperature of 45°C, over the mass fluxes range of 100 to 200 kg/m2s, the heat fluxes of 14–25 kW/m2, an inlet vapor quality of 0.8 and outlet vapor quality of 0.2. The heat length and inner diameter of the tested tube were 2 m and 11.5 mm. The micro-scale enhanced surface tube has complex surface structures composed of dimples and petal arrays background patterns. It can be observed the condensation heat transfer coefficients of the EHT tube is about 1.6–1.7 times higher than that of a stainless steel smooth tube. Enhancement of the EHT tube was achieved due to disruption of the boundary layer, secondary fluid generation, increasing fluid turbulence and heat transfer area. In addition, considering the friction pressure drop, the EHT tube produces the larger friction pressure drop, which is 1.05–1.20 times as compared to the smooth tube. Finally, the performance factors were performed to evaluate the enhancement effect of the EHT tube based on heat transfer coefficient-pressure drop evaluation criteria value (η1) and heat transfer coefficient-area evaluation criteria value (η2).

Numerical Simulation of Heat and Flow of Liquid Through Minichannels

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heming Yun ◽  
Lin Cheng ◽  
Liqiu Wang ◽  
Shusheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Flow Region ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Friction Factors ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper the heat transfer and flow in minichannels was investigated by using CFD methods. The numerical simulation results show that the equivalent diameter has little influence on resistance coefficient in the laminar region. In the turbulent flow region, the resistance coefficient decreases with the increasing of the equivalent diameter. In all computation region, the friction factors increases with increasing of the aspect ratio, and the friction factors decreases obviously with increasing of Reynolds number. The numerical simulation results show that the equivalent diameter has little influence on heat transfer Nusselt number in laminar flow region. In turbulent region, the Nusselt numbers are larger than those in macro channels. The Nusselt numbers increase with decreasing of equivalent diameter and the aspect ratio for a given Reynolds number.

Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in a High Aspect Ratio Double Wall Channel With Pin Fin and Jet Array Impingement

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Kan ◽  
Shuqing Tian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Double Wall ◽  
Jet Array

A combined impingement-pedestal geometry for turbomachinery double wall cooling application is studied numerically with the shear stress transport turbulence model. Conjugated CFD simulation is performed to investigate the cooling effectiveness distribution. The configuration consists of a high aspect ratio cooling duct, with jet array impinging onto the pin fin-roughed wall. The jet Reynolds number varies from 8,000 to 80,000, jet-to-target wall spacing is kept constant at Z/Dj=0.8. Three main parameters are investigated, including the jet Reynolds number, pin fin shapes (circular and elongated) and the relative location between jets and pin fins (the jet placed uniformly inside the duct or more densely at the front of the duct). For more detailed investigations, the pin fin diameter and impingement hole diameter are varied independently, and a total of 26 configurations are studied. The results show that the double wall configuration with pin fins significantly increases the heat transfer coefficients, compared to that with only impingement. Non-uniform jet arrangement results in a stronger crossflow and enhances heat transfer on the pins, which brings an increase of cooling effectiveness and more uniform temperature distribution.

Impact of Turbulator Design on the Heat Transfer in a High Aspect Ratio Passage of a Turbine Blade

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Naik ◽  
S. Retzko ◽  
M. Gritsch ◽  
A. Sedlov
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Average Heat ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Trailing Edges

The trailing edge region of gas turbine blades is generally subjected to extremely high external heat loads due to the combined effects of high mach numbers and gas temperatures. In order to maintain the metal temperatures of these trailing edges to a level, which fulfils both the part mechanical integrity and turbine performance, highly efficient and reliable cooling of the trailing edges is required without increasing the coolant consumption. In this paper, the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristic of three different turbulator designs in a very high aspect ratio passage have been investigated. The turbulator designs included angled and tapered ribs, broken discrete ribs and V-shaped small chevrons ribs. The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of all the turbulator configurations was initially investigated via numerical predictions and subsequently in a scaled experimental perspex model. The experimental study was conducted for a range of operational Reynolds numbers and the TLC (thermochromic liquid crystal) method was used to measure the detailed heat transfer coefficients on all surfaces of the passage. Pressure taps were located at several locations within the perspex model and both the local and average heat transfer coefficients and pressure loss coefficients were determined. The measured and predicted results show, that for all cases investigated, the local internal heat transfer coefficient, which is driven by the highly three dimensional passage flows, is highly non-uniformly within the passage. The highest overall average heat transfer was obtained for the angled and tapered turbulator. Although the average heat transfer coefficient of the discrete broken turbulator and the small chevron turbulator were slightly lower than the baseline case, they had much higher pressure losses. In terms of the overall non-dimensional performance index, which incorporates both the heat transfer and the pressure drop, it was found that the angled and tapered turbulator gave the best overall performance.

A Experimental Study of Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Single High Aspect Ratio Micro-Channel for Refrigerant R134a

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourav Chowdhury ◽  
Ebrahim Al-Hajri ◽  
Serguei Dessiatoun ◽  
Amir Shooshtari ◽  
Michael Ohadi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Hydraulic Diameter ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Measurement Instruments

Only recently, experimental data is available in open literature in condensation of various refrigerants in small hydraulic diameter microchannels. The phenomenon of two-phase flow and heat transfer mechanism in small diameter microchannels (< 1 mm) may be different than that in conventional tube sizes due to increasing dominance of several influencing parameters like surface tension, viscosity etc. This paper presents an on-going experimental study of condensation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R134a is a single high aspect ratio rectangular microchannel of hydraulic diameter 0.7 mm and aspect ratio 7:1. This data will help explore the condensation phenomenon in microchannels that is necessary in the design and development of small-scale heat exchangers and other compact cooling systems. The inlet vapor qualities between 20% and 80% and mass fluxes of 130 and 200 kg/m2s have been studied at present. The microchannel outlet conditions are maintained at close to thermodynamic saturated liquid state through a careful experimental procedure. A unique process for fabrication of the microchannel involving milling and electroplating steps has been adopted to maintain the channel geometry close to design values. Measurement instruments are well-calibrated to ensure low system energy balance error, uncertainty and good repeatability of test data. The trends of data recorded are comparable to that found in recent literature on similar dimension tubes.

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