Effect of Target Wall Curvature on Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss From Jet Array Impingement

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harrington ◽  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Jayanta Kapat ◽  
Michael Maurer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Target Wall ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Jet Array

Experiments to investigate the effect of target wall curvature on heat transfer and pressure loss from jet array impingement are performed. A jet plate configuration is studied with constant hole diameters and spacings. The geometry of the jet plate has streamwise jet spacings of 5.79 jet diameters, spanwise jet spacings of 4.49 jet diameters, and a jet-to-target plate distance of 3 jet diameters. For the curved case, the radius of the target plate is r/D = 31.57. A flat target wall setup with identical geometric spacing is also tested for direct comparison. Jet spacings were chosen such that validation and comparison can be made with open literature. For all configurations, spent air is drawn out in a single direction, which is tangential to the target plate curvature. Average jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 55,000 to 125,000 are tested. A steady-state measurement technique utilizing temperature-sensitive paint (TSP) is used on the target surface to obtain Nusselt number distributions. Pressure taps placed on the sidewall of the channel are used to evaluate the flow distribution in the impingement channel. Alongside the experimental work, CFD was performed utilizing the v2 − f turbulence model to better understand the relationship between the flow field and the heat transfer on the target surface. The main target of the current study is to quantify the impact of target wall radius and the decay of heat transfer after the impingement section, and to check the open literature correlations. It was found that the target wall curvature did not cause any significant changes in either the flow distribution or the heat transfer level. Comparisons with established correlations show similar level but different trends in heat transfer, potentially caused by differences in L/D. CFD results were able to show agreement in streamwise pitch-averaged Nusselt number levels with experimental results for the curved target plate at higher Re numbers.

Effect of Target Wall Curvature on Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss From Jet Array Impingement

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harrington ◽  
Arash Nayebzadeh ◽  
Jonathan Winn ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Jayanta Kapat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Target Wall ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Jet Array

Experiments to investigate the effect of target wall curvature on heat transfer and pressure loss from jet array impingement are performed. A jet plate configuration is studied with constant hole diameters and spacings. The geometry of the jet plate has streamwise jet spacings of 5.79 jet diameters, spanwise jet spacings of 4.49 jet diameters, and a jet-to-target plate distance of 3 jet diameters. For the curved case, the radius of the target plate is r/D=31.57. A flat target wall setup with identical geometric spacing is also tested for direct comparison. Jet spacings were chosen such that validation and comparison can be made with open literature. For all configurations, spent air is drawn out in a single direction which is tangential to the target plate curvature. Average jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 are tested. A steady-state measurement technique utilizing Temperature Sensitive Paint is used on the target surface to obtain Nusselt number distributions. Pressure taps placed on the sidewall of the channel are used to evaluate the flow distribution in the impingement channel. Alongside the experimental work, CFD was performed utilizing the v2-f turbulence model to better understand the relationship between the flow field and the heat transfer on the target surface. The main target of the current study is to quantify the impact of target wall radius, the decay of heat transfer after the impingement section and to check the open literature correlations. It was found that the target wall curvature caused higher heat transfer levels, with array-average Nusselt numbers increasing by an average of 28% when compared to the similar plane case. In the post-impingement section, increases in heat transfer levels were also seen with the curved case by up to 60%. Finally, CFD results were able to show agreement in stagnation point Nusselt number levels with experimental results for the curved target plate.

Nonuniform Jet Array Impingement on a Curved Surface

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
John Harrington ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Jayanta Kapat ◽  
Steven Thorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Temperature Sensitive Paint ◽  
Jet Array

Experiments to investigate the effect of varying jet hole diameter and jet spacing on heat transfer and pressure loss from jet array impingement on a curved target surface are reported. The jet plate configurations studied have varying hole diameters and geometric spacing for spatial tuning of the heat transfer behavior. The configuration also includes a straight section downstream of the curved section, where the effect on heat transfer and pressure loss is also investigated. The jet plate holes are sharp-edged. A steady-state measurement technique utilizing temperature-sensitive paint (TSP) was used on the target surface to obtain local heat transfer coefficients. Pressure taps placed on the sidewall and jet plate of the channel were used to evaluate the flow distribution in the impingement channel. For all configurations, spent air is drawn out in a single direction which is tangential to the target plate curvature. First row jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 50,000 to 160,000 are reported. Further tests were performed to evaluate several modifications to the impingement array. These involve blocking several downstream rows of jets, measuring the subsequent shifts in the pressure and heat transfer data, and then applying different turbulator designs in an attempt to recover the loss in the heat transfer while retaining favorable pressure loss. It was found that by using W-shaped turbulators, the downstream surface average Nusselt number increases up to ∼13% as compared with a smooth case using the same amount of coolant. The results suggest that by properly combining impingement and turbulators (in the post impingement section), higher heat transfer, lower flow rate, and lower pressure drop are simultaneously obtained, thus providing an optimal scenario.

Use of Rib Turbulators to Enhance Postimpingement Heat Transfer for Curved Surface

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
Andres Curbelo ◽  
Christian Garrett ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Jayanta Kapat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Curved Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Straight Section ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Rib Turbulators

The present study aims to investigate the heat transfer and pressure loss characteristics for multiple rows of jets impinging on a curved surface in the presence of rib turbulators. The target plate contains a straight section downstream of the impingement section. The rib turbulators are added only over the straight section, in an attempt to enhance the heat transfer while minimizing the pressure loss. The jet plate configuration in this study has fixed jet hole diameters and hole spacing. For the curved plate, the radius of the target plate is 32 times the diameter of the impingement holes. Impingement array configuration was chosen such that validation and comparison can be made with the open literature. For all the configurations, crossflow air is drawn out in the streamwise direction. Average jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 55,000 to 125,000 were tested. Heat transfer characteristics are measured using steady-state temperature-sensitive paint (TSP) to obtain local heat transfer distribution. The experimental results are compared with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. CFD results show that CFD simulations predict the heat transfer distribution well in the postimpingement area with turbulators.

Heat Transfer Characteristics of Jet Array Impingement at Low Streamwise Spacing

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Claretti ◽  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
S. B. Verma ◽  
J. S. Kapat ◽  
James P. Downs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Wall Heat Transfer ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Target Wall ◽  
Temperature Sensitive Paint ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Streamwise Distance

The present work studies the effect of low streamwise jet-to-jet spacing and uneven spanwise jet-to-jet spacing on target wall heat transfer coefficient in impingement cooling systems. Temperature sensitive paint alongside constant flux heaters were used to gather heat transfer data on the target wall. Two different geometries have been tested with varying jet-to-jet spanwise distance. The streamwise jet spacing was set to 3 jet diameters, the spanwise jet spacing was set to 3, 8 and 13 jet diameters while the jet-to-target spacing was set to 3 jet diameters. The tests were run at three average jet Reynolds numbers of 10,000, 13,000 and 16,000. Results show little effect of crossflow on the target wall heat transfer. Nusselt number profiles are compared to the Florschuetz prediction, the area averaged Nusselt number matches closely; however, the Florschuetz correlation shows a decreasing trend in Nusselt number as a function of streamwise distance while the data shows a Nusselt number profile that remains relatively constant as a function of streamwise distance, x. To better understand the flow physics behind this trend, a CFD run was set up using the ν2-f turbulence model for all cases. Computational and experimental results display a strong similarity of their heat transfer trends. The crossflow is seen to not be able to reattach behind each jet due to their proximity to one another.

Use of Rib Turbulators to Enhance Post-Impingement Heat Transfer for Curved Surface

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
Christian Garrett ◽  
Andres Curbelo ◽  
John Harrington ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Curved Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Straight Section ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Rib Turbulators

The present study aims to investigate the heat transfer and pressure loss characteristics for multiple rows of jets impinging on a curved surface in the presence of rib turbulators. The target plate contains a straight section downstream of the impingement section. The rib turbulators are added only over the straight section, in an attempt to enhance the heat transfer while minimizing the pressure loss. The jet plate configuration in this study has fixed jet hole diameters and hole spacing. For the curved plate, the radius of the target plate is 32 times the diameter of the impingement holes. Impingement array configuration was chosen such that validation and comparison can be made with the open literature. For all configurations, crossflow air is drawn out in the streamwise direction. Average jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 55,000 to 125,000 were tested. Heat transfer characteristics are measured using steady state temperature sensitive paint (TSP) to obtain local heat transfer distribution. The experimental results are compared with CFD simulations. CFD results show that CFD simulations predict the heat transfer distribution well in the post-impingement area with turbulators.

Non-Uniform Array Impingement on a Curved Surface

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harrington ◽  
Jahed Hossain ◽  
Christian Garrett ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Jay Kapat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flat Surfaces ◽  
State Measurement ◽  
Uniform Array ◽  
Curved Section ◽  
Temperature Sensitive Paint

Experiments to investigate the effect of varying jet hole diameter and jet spacing on heat transfer from jet array impingement on a curved target surface are reported. The jet plate configurations studied have varying hole diameters and geometric spacing for spatial tuning of the heat transfer behaviour. The configuration also includes a straight section downstream of the curved section, where the effect on heat transfer and pressure loss is also investigated. For all configurations, spent air is drawn out in a single direction which is tangential to the target plate curvature. First row jet Reynolds numbers ranging from 50,000 to 160,000 are reported. The jet plate holes are sharp-edged. A steady-state measurement technique utilizing temperature sensitive paint (TSP) was used on the target surface to obtain heat transfer coefficients. Pressure taps placed on the sidewall and jet plate of the channel were used to evaluate the flow distribution in the impingement channel. Alongside the experimental work, CFD simulations were performed utilizing the v2-f eddy viscosity turbulence model to understand better the relationship between the flow field and the heat transfer on the target surface. The results from this study are compared against past results for uniform array impingement on flat surfaces.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Micro Cooling Units on Impingement Jet Array Flow Pressure Loss and Heat Transfer Characteristics

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4757
Author(s):  
Zhong Ren ◽  
Xiaoyu Yang ◽  
Xunfeng Lu ◽  
Xueying Li ◽  
Jing Ren
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Discharge Coefficient ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Viscous Sublayer ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Impingement Jet

With the development in additive manufacturing, the use of surface treatments for gas turbine design applications has greatly expanded. An experimental investigation of the pressure loss and heat transfer characteristics within impingement jet arrays with arrays of target surface micro cooling units is presented. The discharge coefficient and Nusselt number are measured and determined for an evaluation of the pressure loss of the flow system and heat transfer level, respectively. Considered are effects of impingement jet Reynolds number ranging from 1000 to 15,000 and micro cooling units (square pin fin) height (h) with associated values of 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.2, and 0.4 D, where D is the impingement hole diameter. Presented are variations of Nusselt number, and Nusselt number ratio, discharge coefficient, discharge coefficient ratio, discharge coefficient correlation. Depending upon the micro cooling unit height, discharge coefficient ratios slightly decrease with height, and the ratio values generally remain unit value (1.0). When Rej = 1000 and 2500 for several cooling units height values, discharge coefficient ratios show the pressure loss decreases about 2–18% and 3–6%, respectively, when compared to the data of a baseline smooth target surface plate. The observed phenomenon is due to the effects of flow blockage of micro cooing units, local flow separation, and near-wall viscous sublayer reattachment. Results also show that heat transfer levels increase 20–300% for some of the tested toughened target surface plates when compared to smooth target surface plates. The heat transfer level enhancement is because of an increase in thermal transport and near-wall mixing, as well as the increased wetted area. In addition, micro cooling units elements break the viscous sublayer and cause greater turbulence intensity when compared to the smooth target surface. Overall, results demonstrate that the target surface micro cooling units do not result in a visible increment in pressure loss and reduce pressure loss of the flow system for some of the tested patterns. Moreover, results show the significant ability of micro cooling units to enhance the surface heat transfer capability of impingement cooling relative to smooth target surfaces.

WINGLET-PAIR TARGET SURFACE ROUGHNESS INFLUENCES ON IMPINGEMENT JET ARRAY HEAT TRANSFER

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Ligrani ◽  
Patrick McInturff ◽  
Masaaki Suzuki ◽  
Chiyuki Nakamata
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Impingement Jet ◽  
Jet Array

Effect of Jet-to-Jet Distance and Pipe Position on Flow and Heat Transfer Features of Active Clearance Control Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Cocchi ◽  
Alessio Picchi ◽  
Bruno Facchini ◽  
Riccardo Da Soghe ◽  
Lorenzo Mazzei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Metal Plate ◽  
Target Distance ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Ir Camera ◽  
Supply Pipe ◽  
Heating Up ◽  
Clearance Control

Abstract The goal of the present work is to investigate the effect of supply pipe position on the heat transfer features of various active clearance control (ACC) geometries, characterized by different jet-to-jet distances. All geometries present 0.8 mm circular impingement holes arranged in a single row. The jets generated by such holes cool a flat target surface, which is replicated by a metal plate in the experimental setup. Measurements are performed using the steady-state technique, obtained by heating up the target plate thanks to an electrically heated Inconel foil applied on the side of the target opposite to the jets. Temperature is also measured on this side by means of an IR camera. Heat transfer is then evaluated thanks to a custom designed finite difference procedure, capable of solving the inverse conduction problem on the target plate. The effect of pipe positioning is studied in terms of pipe-to-target distance (from 3 to 11 jet diameters) and pipe orientation (i.e. rotation around its axis, from 0° to 40° with respect to target normal direction), while the investigated jet Reynolds numbers range from 6000 to 10000. The obtained results reveal that heat transfer is maximized for a given pipe-to-target distance, dependent on both jet-to-jet distance and target surface extension. Pipe rotation also affects the cooling features in a non-monotonic way, suggesting the existence of different flow regimes related to jet inclination.

Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss Characteristics of Pin-Fins With Different Shapes in a Wide Channel

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Xu ◽  
Jiaxu Yao ◽  
Pengfei Su ◽  
Jiang Lei ◽  
Junmei Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Bottom Surface ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Nominal Diameter ◽  
Pin Fins

Convective heat transfer enhancement and pressure loss characteristics in a wide rectangular channel (AR = 4) with staggered pin fin arrays are investigated experimentally. Six sets of pin fins with the same nominal diameter (Dn = 8mm) are tested, including: Circular, Elliptic, Oblong, Dropform, NACA and Lancet. The relative spanwise pitch (S/Dn = 2) and streamwise pitch (X/Dn = 4.5) are kept the same for all six sets. Same nominal diameter and arrangement guarantee the same blockage area in the channel for each set. Reynolds number based on channel hydraulic diameter is from 10000 to 70000 with an increment of 10000. Using thermochromic liquid crystal (R40C20W), heat transfer coefficients on bottom surface of the channel are achieved. The obtained friction factor, Nusselt number and overall thermal performance are compared with the previously published data from other groups. The averaged Nusselt number of Circular pin fins is the largest in these six pin fins under different Re. Though Elliptic has a moderate level of Nusselt number, its pressure loss is next to the lowest. Elliptic pin fins have pretty good overall thermal performance in the tested Reynolds number range. When Re>40000, Lancet has a same level of performance as Circular, but its pressure loss is much lower than Circular. These two types are both promising alternative configuration to Circular pin fin used in gas turbine blade.

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