scholarly journals Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Prediction in a Non-Rotating Axial Turbine Internal Coolant Passage and Comparison With Experiment

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. Dawes ◽  
A. J. White
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Absolute Level ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Unstructured Meshing

This paper describes the application of an unstructured mesh, solution-adaptive, 3D Navier-Stokes solver to the numerical simulation of the flow in a complex, three pass, turbulated, serpentine coolant passage, typical of modern axial gas turbine practice. The predicted variation of heat transfer coefficient on the convex, pressure side of the passage is in encouraging agreement with measurements from a very similar geometry, particularly as regards spatial distribution. The absolute level of the predicted heat transfer coefficients is somewhat lower than in the measurements but this is consistent with the post-processing difficulty of defining the temperature difference used to form the coefficient. A strong inter-relationship was observed between the secondary flows in the coolant passage and the heat transfer distribution. The paper attempts to show that the benefits of unstructured meshing, solution-adaption and a general purpose flow solver combine to produce a very powerful analytical ability which now permits routine solution of complex geometries such as that described here.

scholarly journals Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics Measurements in the Expansion Space of a Stirling Cycle Engine

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Jiang ◽  
Terrence W. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Stirling Engine ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Head Region ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Engine Design ◽  
Region Flow ◽  
Design Calculations

The heater (or acceptor) of a Stirling engine, where most of the thermal energy is accepted into the engine by heat transfer, is the hottest part of the engine. Almost as hot is the adjacent expansion space of the engine. In the expansion space, the flow is oscillatory, impinging on a two-dimensional concavely-curved surface. Knowing the heat transfer on the inside surface of the engine head is critical to the engine design for efficiency and reliability. However, the flow in this region is not well understood and support is required to develop the CFD codes needed to design modern Stirling engines of high efficiency and power output. The present project is to experimentally investigate the flow and heat transfer in the heater head region. Flow fields and heat transfer coefficients are measured to characterize the oscillatory flow as well as to supply experimental validation for the CFD Stirling engine design codes. Presented also is a discussion of how these results might be used for heater head and acceptor region design calculations.

scholarly journals Heat flow and heat transfer coefficient during crystallization under the pressure

2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 02036
Author(s):  
Richard Pastirčák ◽  
Ján Ščury ◽  
Tomáš Fecura
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Metal Mold ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Microstructure Modeling ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Solidification Processes ◽  
Precise Prediction

Estimation of the heat flow at the metal-mold interface is necessary for accurate simulation of the solidification processes. For the numerical simulation, a precise prediction of boundary conditions is required to determine the temperature distribution during solidification, porosity nucleation, microstructure development, and residual stresses. Determination of the heat transfer coefficients at the metal-mold interface is a critical aspect for simulation of the solidification process and the microstructure modeling of the castings. For crystallization under the pressure and for thin-walled castings, HTC evaluation is important due to the very limited freezing time.

A Comparative Study of DES and URANS in a Two-Pass Internal Cooling Duct With Normal Ribs

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aroon K. Viswanathan ◽  
Danesh K. Tafti
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Streamline Curvature ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Developing Flow

The capabilities of the Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) and the Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) versions of the 1988 κ-ω model in predicting the turbulent flow field and the heat transfer in a two-pass internal cooling duct with normal ribs is presented. The flow is dominated by the separation and reattachment of shear layers; unsteady vorticity induced secondary flows and strong streamline curvature. The techniques are evaluated in predicting the developing flow at the entrance to the duct and downstream of the 180° bend, fully-developed regime in the first pass, and in the 180° bend. Results of mean flow quantities, secondary flows, friction and heat transfer are compared to experiments and Large-Eddy Simulations (LES). DES predicts a slower flow development than LES, while URANS predicts it much earlier than LES computations and experiments. However it is observed that as fully developed conditions are established, the capability of the base model in predicting the flow and heat transfer is enhanced by switching to the DES formulation. DES accurately predicts the flow and heat transfer both in the fully-developed region as well as the 180° bend of the duct. URANS fails to predict the secondary flows in the fully-developed region of the duct and is clearly inferior to DES in the 180° bend.

The Effect of Entrance Configuration on Local Heat-transfer Coefficients in Subsonic Diffusers

1972 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Stoffel ◽  
J. R. Welty
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Equations ◽  
Subsonic Diffuser

The effects of square and reentrant entrances on flow regimes (no “appreciable” separation, large transitory stall, and fully developed two-dimensional stall) and local heat-transfer coefficients were determined with air flowing through a symmetrical, plane-wall, two-dimensional subsonic diffuser with one of the diverging walls heated and maintained isothermal. Flow and heat-transfer studies were made for the following ranges: 2θ = 0 to 45 deg, L/W = 6 to 18, and Rextut = 4 × 104 to 3 × 105. Results indicated that 2θ, L/W, and entrance configuration greatly affected the flow regime and heat transfer. Equations relating Um′ to Ut, Ur to Ut, and equations of the type Nu = C Pr0.6Rex0.8 are presented. For the configurations tested, heat-transfer rates were greater for reentrant than for square entrances.

Heat Transfer in Stepped Labyrinth Seals

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wittig ◽  
K. Jacobsen ◽  
U. Schelling ◽  
S. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Wall Friction ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Labyrinth Seals ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Element Program

Leakage flow and heat transfer of scaled-up stepped labyrinth seals were investigated experimentally and numerically. The experiments were conducted in a test rig under steady conditions. For different geometries and pressure ratios a finite element program was used to determine the temperature distribution and subsequently the heat transfer coefficients. In verifying the experimental results, the flow field of the seals was calculated numerically by a finite difference program. Heat transfer coefficients were derived utilizing the well-known analogies between heat transfer and wall friction.

Liquid-Vapor Oscillating Flow and Heat Transfer in a U-Shaped Minichannel With Internal Wick Structure

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajun Xu ◽  
Yuwen Zhang ◽  
H. B. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Oscillatory Flow ◽  
Oscillating Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Oscillating Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Evaporation And Condensation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
Liquid Vapor

Liquid-vapor oscillating flow and heat transfer in a vertically placed oscillating heat pipe (OHP) with a sintered particle wick structure inside are analyzed in this paper. The evaporation and condensation heat transfer coefficients are obtained by solving the microfilm evaporation and condensation on the sintered particles. The sensible heat transfer between the liquid slug and the channel wall are obtained by analytical solution or empirical correlations, depending on whether the liquid flow is laminar or turbulent. The effects of the maximum evaporation and condensation angles on the oscillatory flow, as well as sensible and latent heat transfer are analyzed.

Effects of Inlet Swirl Angle on Flow and Heat Transfer in Contoured Turbine Nozzle Guide Vanes

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-L. Lin ◽  
H. J. Schock ◽  
T. I-P. Shih ◽  
R. S. Bunker
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Stagnation Zone ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Pressure Surface ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Swirl Angle ◽  
Inlet Swirl

Abstract Computations, based on the ensemble-averaged compressible Navier-Stokes equations closed by the shear-stress transport (SST) model of turbulence, were performed to investigate the effects of inlet swirl angle on the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer in two contoured endwall configurations. Swirl angles investigated include three constant angles (0°, 15°, 30°) and a linearly varying angle from +30° at one endwall to −30° at the other. For all swirl angles, the mass-flow rate through the nozzle was fixed so that the higher the swirl angle, the higher is the velocity magnitude. Of the two endwalls investigated, one has all of the contouring upstream of the airfoil (C1), and another has contouring that starts upstream of the airfoil and continues until the airfoil’s trailing edge (C2). Computed results show that at all swirl angles investigated, the C2 configuration was able to reduce significantly secondary flows on the contoured endwall. Results also show that with reduced secondary flows, the heat-transfer coefficients are also reduced on the suction surface next to the juncture, where the airfoil meets the contoured endwall. On aerodynamics, the C2 configuration was found to produce essentially the same lift as the C1 configuration, but does so with less loss in stagnation pressure. For the C1 configuration, secondary flows are quite pronounced, and they increase slightly in size and in magnitude when swirl angle is increased. However, aerodynamic loss and surface heat transfer were found to decrease with increase in swirl angle. One explanation is that increasing the swirl angle shifted the stagnation zone downstream on the pressure surface to a flatter portion of the airfoil, producing a thicker boundary layer at the stagnation zone, and this changed considerably the evolution of the turbulent boundary layer. When the swirl angle varied linearly from +30° to −30°, increasing the velocity component towards the pressure surface was found to enhance instead of suppress the formation of secondary flows.

Nanofluid Heat and Mass Transfer in a Deformable and Peristaltic Pump

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1632-1639
Author(s):  
Aamir Ali ◽  
Y. Ali ◽  
D.N. Khan Marwat ◽  
M. Awais
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Diffusion Parameters ◽  
Peristaltic Movement

Flow heat and mass transfer in a deformable channel of peristaltically moving walls is investigated in this paper. Moreover, the channel is filled with nanofluids. The purpose of this study is to examine the combined effects of surface deformation and peristaltic movement of the walls on the nanofluid flow in a channel. We have considered the effects of nanofluid in the peristaltically deformable porous channel whose walls are contracting or expanding in the normal direction. Nanofluids have been used to enhance the thermo-physical properties of fluids such as thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity and convective heat transfer coefficients on flow and heat transfer. The analytic solution of the problem have been presented. We have analyzed the effects of different involved parameters such as Reynolds number, surface deformation parameter, Prandtl number, wave number, Brownian and thermophoretic diffusion parameters and Schmidt number on the velocity profile, the temperature profile, pressure distribution and the concentration profile with the help of graphs. The results are shown graphically and discussed physically. It is observed that the deformation increases the axial velocity and temperature of the fluid.

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