Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Longitudinal Aspect Ratio on Natural Convection in Inclined Channels Heated Below

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assunta Andreozzi ◽  
Bernardo Buonomo ◽  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Sergio Nardini
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Flow Separation ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Heated Plate ◽  
Inclined Channels

In this paper an experimental investigation on natural convection in air in inclined channels with rectangular transversal section and lower wall heated at uniform heat flux is carried out. Wall temperature measurements and flow visualization are presented. The results allow investigating on the effect of the distance between the two principal parallel walls and of the inclination angle. The experiments are accomplished for two channel gap values: 20 and 40 mm. The inclination angle is equal to 80° and 88°. The flow development and the shape of flow transitions along the channel are visualized. Flow visualization allows to describe the secondary motion inside an inclined channel. Flow separation region along the lower heated plate begins at lower axial coordinate as the wall heat flux, the inclination angle and the channel gap are greater. The flow separation depends also on transversal coordinate. The detected secondary structures pass from thermals to plumes and vortices. Along the plane parallel to the heated wall, the visualization shows that thermal plumes split in V-shaped structures. For the largest considered channel gap value the instability phenomena in the channel are stronger and chaotic motion in the channel outlet zone is observed. When the channel gap value increases wall temperatures become lower because the higher distance between the walls determines a greater mass flow rate and an increase in the heat transfer.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Natural Convection in Horizontal Channels Partially Filled With Aluminium Foam and Heated From Below

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Buonomo ◽  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Sergio Nardini ◽  
Alessandra Diana
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Aluminum Foam ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Bottom Plate ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux

Natural convection in horizontal rectangular channel without or with aluminum foam is experimentally and numerically investigated. In the case with aluminum foam the channel is partially filled. In both cases, the bottom wall of the channel is heated at a uniform heat flux and the upper wall is unheated and it is not thermally insulated to the external ambient. The experiments are performed with working fluid air. Different values of wall heat flux at lower surface are considered in order to obtain some Grashof numbers and different heated wall temperature distributions. Two different aluminum foams are considered in the experimental investigation, one from “M-pore”, with 10 and 30 pore per inch (PPI), and the other one from “ERG”, with 10, 20 and 40 PPI. The numerical simulation is carried out by a simplified two-dimensional model. It is found that the heat transfer is better when the channel is partially filled and the emissivity is low, whereas the heated wall temperature values are higher when the channel is partially filled and the heated bottom plate has high emissivity. The investigation is achieved also by flow visualization which is carried out to identify the main flow shape and development and the transition region along the channel. The visualization of results, both experimental and numerical, grants the description of secondary motions in the channel.

Mixed Convection in Air in an Open Ended Cavity With a Moving Plate Parallel to the Cavity Open Surface

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assunta Andreozzi ◽  
Nicola Bianco ◽  
Vincenzo Naso ◽  
Oronzio Manca
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Plate Motion ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Heated Plate ◽  
Open Surface ◽  
Moving Plate ◽  
Plate Temperature

In this study, a numerical investigation of mixed convection in air in an open ended cavity, with a moving plate parallel to the cavity open surface, is carried out. The moving plate has a constant velocity, whereas a vertical plate of the open cavity is heated at uniform heat flux. All the other walls are adiabatic. The numerical analysis is obtained by means of the commercial code FLUENT. Two configurations, assisting and opposing, are analyzed. In the assisting configuration, natural convection is supported by the plate motion, whereas, in the opposing configuration, natural convection and plate motion have opposing effects. The effect of different geometrical parameters, heat flux and moving plate velocity are analyzed. Results in terms of heated plate and moving plate temperature profiles are presented and simple monomial correlation equations for both the configurations are proposed between the terms Nu/Re0.6 and Ri.

Interaction of surface radiation with natural convection in tall vertical cavities heated by a linear heat flux

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1975-1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lahcen El Moutaouakil ◽  
Zaki Zrikem ◽  
Abdelhalim Abdelbaki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Cold Temperature ◽  
Surface Radiation ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Uniform Heat ◽  
Maximum Temperatures

Purpose – A detailed numerical study is conducted on the effect of surface radiation on laminar natural convection in a tall vertical cavity filled with air. The cavity is heated and cooled, through its two vertical walls, by a linear or uniform heat flux q(y) and by a constant cold temperature, respectively. The horizontal walls are considered adiabatic. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The radiosity method is employed to calculate the net radiative heat exchanges between elementary surfaces, while the finite volume method is implemented to resolve the governing equations of the fluid flow. Findings – For each heat flux q(y) (ascending, descending or uniform), the effect of the emissivity ε (0ε1) on the local, average and maximum temperatures of the heated wall is determined as a function of the average Rayleigh number Ram (103Ram 6×104) and the cavity aspect ratio A (10A80). The effect of the coupling on the flow structures, convective and radiative heat transfers is also presented and analyzed. Overall, it is shown that surface radiation significantly reduces the local and average temperatures of the heated wall and therefore reduces the convective heat transfer between the active walls. Practical implications – The studied configuration is of practical interest in several areas where overheating must be avoided. For this purpose, a simple design tool is developed to estimate the mean and the maximum temperatures of the hot wall in different operating conditions (Ram, A et ε). Originality/value – The originality lies in the study of the interaction between surface radiation and natural convection in tall cavities submitted to a non-uniform heat flux and a constant cold temperature on the active walls. Also, the development of an original simplified calculation procedure for the hot wall temperatures.

Experimental Investigation of Natural Convection in an Asymmetrically Heated Vertical Channel with an Asymmetric Chimney

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (8) ◽  
pp. 888-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Marilena Musto ◽  
Vincenzo Naso
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Expansion Ratio ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Lower Maximum

An experimental investigation on air natural convection, in a vertical channel asymmetrically heated at uniform heat flux, with downstream unheated parallel extensions, is carried out. One extension is coplanar to the unheated channel wall and the distance between the extensions is equal to or greater than the channel gap (geometrically asymmetric chimney). Experiments are performed with different values of the wall heat flux, aspect ratio (Lh∕b), extension ratio (L∕Lh) and expansion ratio (B∕b). For the largest value of the aspect ratio (Lh∕b=10), the adiabatic extensions improve the thermal performance in terms of lower maximum wall temperature of the channel. Optimal configurations of the system with asymmetrical chimney are detected. Flow visualization shows a cold inflow in the channel-chimney system that penetrates down below the channel exit section. Maximum wall temperatures and channel Nusselt numbers are correlated to the channel Rayleigh number, Ra*, and to the geometrical parameters, in the ranges 3.0×102⩽Ra*B∕b⩽1.0105, 1.0⩽B∕b⩽3.0 and 1.0⩽L∕Lh⩽4.0 with Lh∕b=5.0 and 10.0.

Natural Convection in an Asymmetrically-Heated Open-Ended Channel: A Three-Dimensional Computational Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghar Ek Lau ◽  
Victoria Timchenko ◽  
John Reizes ◽  
Marco Fossa ◽  
Guan Heng Yeoh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Transition To Turbulence ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Mean Flow

Buoyancy-driven flows in an asymmetrically heated open-ended channel which occur in façade and roof building-integrated photovoltaic systems were investigated using large-eddy simulation. The channel inclination angle was varied from 30° to 90° to the horizontal, whereas the channel height-to-width aspect ratio remained at 20. In each case, a uniform heat flux was applied along the top wall whereas the bottom wall was assumed to be adiabatic. It is shown that typical dynamics of large-scale structures in the flow and thermal fields of natural convection in the channels are successfully modeled numerically by the use of LES. The effects of varying the inclination angle on the heat transfer in the channel are explored by examining the mean flow fields and in addition, the effects of radiation have been considered. Both experimental and numerical results show that open-ended channels with low inclination angles are characterized by a low chimney effect which leads to a decreased flow rate and a delay in transition to turbulence, thereby decreasing the heat transfer coefficient and leading to higher temperatures on the heated wall. A correlation describing the local Nusselt number in the channel is also developed in order to characterize the global heat transfer behavior.

Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer Enhancement by Transversal Ribs in Channels

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Buonomo ◽  
Luca Cirillo ◽  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Sergio Nardini
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Heated Plate ◽  
Rectangular Section ◽  
Convergent Channel ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Transversal Section ◽  
Experimental Apparatus

In this paper an experimental investigation is carried out on forced convection in channels with the lower ribbed wall heated with a uniform heat flux. The fluid is air. The experimental apparatus is made up of a channel with a transversal rectangular section, a test section, a convergent channel, to reduce the rectangular transversal section in a circular section and a fan between circular tubes. The unheated rectangular channel is long 2.50 m, the transversal rectangular section is 27.8 mm high and 250 mm wide. The test section is 300 mm long and it has the same rectangular transversal section of the unheated channel. In the test section the lower plate is in aluminum and is heated by two electrical resistances whereas the upper plate and the lateral walls are in glass. The experiments are carried out employing a smooth or a ribbed plate. The ribs are transversal and can be squared or triangular. In both cases the ribs are 5.0 mm wide and 5.0 mm high. The rib pitch is 40 mm and along the heated plate there are 7 ribs. Results are obtained in a Reynolds number range from 5000 to 15000 and wall heat flux of 3000 W/m2 and 5000 W/m2. In the experiments two heated wall emissivity values are considered, 0.05 and 0.95. Results are given in terms of wall temperature profiles, air temperature, average Nusselt numbers and pressure drops.

Radiation Effects on Natural Convection in Air in a Divergent Channel With Uniformly Heated Plates

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Bianco ◽  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Sergio Nardini ◽  
Vincenzo Naso
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Rayleigh Number ◽  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Channel Spacing

Nowadays trends in natural convection heat transfer are oriented toward either the seeking of new configurations to enhance the heat transfer parameters or the optimization of standard configurations. An experimental investigation on air natural convection in divergent channels with uniform heat flux at both the principal walls is presented in this paper to analyze the effect of radiative heat transfer. Results in terms of wall temperature profiles as a function of the walls diverging angle, the interwall spacing, the heat flux are given for two value of the wall emissivity. Flow visualization is carried out in order to show the peculiar pattern of the flow between the plates in several configurations. Nusselt numbers are then evaluated and correlated to the Rayleigh number. The investigated Rayleigh number ranges from 7.0 × 102 to 4.5 × 108. The maximum wall temperature decreases at increasing divergence angles. This effect is more evident when the minimum channel spacing decrease. A significant decrease in the maximum wall temperature occurs passing from ε = 0.10 to ε = 0.90, except in the inlet region. Flow visualization shows a separation of the fluid flow for bmin = 40 mm and θ = 10°. Correlations between Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers show that data are better correlated when the maximum channel spacing is chosen as the characteristic length.

Analysis of natural convection in tall vertical cavities heated by a linear heat flux and cooled isothermally

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lahcen El Moutaouakil ◽  
Zaki Zrikem ◽  
Abdelhalim Abdelbaki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Linear Heat ◽  
Aspect Ratios

Purpose – This work is devoted to the numerical analysis of laminar natural convection in two-dimensional vertical cavities, filled with air and of high aspect ratios. One of the sidewalls is cooled isothermally while the other is heated by a uniform or linear heat flux whose average is located at mid-height of the wall. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The governing equations are discretized by the finite volume method and solved, in transient regime, by using the SIMPLE algorithm. Findings – The flow structure, air temperature field, local convective heat flux on the cold wall, variation of the temperature along the heated wall as well as its average and its maximum are analyzed for various combinations of the controlling parameters. These parameters are the linear heat flux slope γ (γ=0, 1 and −1, for a uniform, increasing and decreasing heat flux, respectively), the average Rayleigh number Ra m (103Ra m 3×104) and the aspect ratio A (10A80). It was found that for a given A and Ra m , the highest (lowest) mean temperature of the hot wall is obtained when the linear heating is descending (ascending). While the maximum temperature increases with the three controlling parameters. Practical implications – Accurate correlations which allow calculating the average and maximum temperatures of the heated wall are developed for each type of heating. Also, an empirical relationship for the position of the maximum temperature is provided for γ=−1. Originality/value – Despite its fundamental and practical interest, natural convection in cavities with 10A80 and submitted to non-uniform heat flux was not examined before. Development of original correlations.

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