Numerical Investigation on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Superheated Steam in the Wedge Duct With Pin-Fins

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoliang Liao ◽  
Xinjun Wang ◽  
Xiaowei Bai ◽  
Ding Zhu ◽  
Jinling Yao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
Steam Superheat

By using the CFX software, the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer characteristics in the cooling duct with pin-fin in the blade trailing edge were numerically simulated. The effects of pin-fin arrangements, Reynolds number, steam superheat degrees, streamwise pin density and convergence angle of the wedge duct on the flow and heat transfer characteristics were analysed. The results show that the Nusselt number on the endwall and pin-fin surfaces as well as the pin-fin row averaged Nusselt number increase with the increasing of Reynolds number, while it decreased with the with the increasing of X/D. The pressure drop increases with the increasing of Reynolds number while decreases with the increasing of X/D in the wedge duct. The degree of superheat has little effect on the pressure loss in the wedge duct. A comprehensive analysis and comparison show that the highest thermal performance is reached in the wedge duct when the value of X/D is 1.5.

Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics in Rectangular Ducts With Pin-Fins

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinjun Wang ◽  
Xiaowei Bai ◽  
Jiangbo Wu ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Ding Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fins

By using the CFX software, three-dimensional flow and heat transfer characteristics in rectangular cooling ducts with in-line and staggered array pin-fins of gas turbine blade trailing edge were numerically simulated. The effects of in-line and staggered arrays of pin-fins, flow Reynolds number as well as density of cylindrical pin-fins in flow direction on heat transfer characteristics were analyzed. Both in the cases of in-line and staggered arrays of pin-fins, the results show that the pin-fin surface averaged Nusselt number increases with the increasing of Reynolds number. In the case of the same Reynolds number, the mean Nusselt number of pin-fin surface decreased with the increasing of X/D (the ratio of streamwise pin-pitch to pin-fin diameter) value. The Nusselt number increases gradually before the first pin-fin row and then reached the fully developed value at fourth or fifth row. The pin-fin Nusselt number at flow direction is larger than that at back flow direction. Along the height direction of pin-fin, the Nusselt number in middle area is larger.

Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Impinging Jets

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek M. Abdel-Salam
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

This study presents results for flow and heat transfer characteristics of two-dimensional rectangular impinging jets and three-dimensional circular impinging jets. Flow geometries under consideration are single and multiple impinging jets issued from a plane wall. Both confined and unconfined configurations are simulated. Effects of Reynolds number and the distance between the jets are investigated. Results are obtained with a finite volume computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. Structured grids are used in all cases of the present study. Turbulence is treated with a two equation k-ε model. Different jet velocities have been examined corresponding to Reynolds numbers of 5,000 to 20,000. Results of the three-dimensional cases show that Reynolds number has no effect on the velocity distribution of the center jet. Results of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional cases show that Reynolds number highly affects the heat transfer and values of the Nusselt number. The maximum Nusselt number was always found at the stagnation point of the center jet.

scholarly journals Effects of Reynolds number, baffle angle, and baffle distance on three-dimensional turbulent flow and heat transfer in a circular pipe

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1633-1648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oguz Turgut ◽  
Erkan Kizilirmak
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Circular Pipe ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

In this study, steady-state three-dimensional turbulent forced convection flow and heat transfer characteristics in a circular pipe with baffles attached inside pipe have been numerically investigated under constant wall heat flux boundary condition. Numerical study has been carried out for Reynolds number Re of 3000-50,000, Prandtl number Pr of 0.71, baffle distances s/D of 1, 2, and 3, and baffle angle a of 30o-150o. Ansys Fluent 12.0.1 software has been used to solve the flow field. It is observed that circular pipe having baffles has a higher Nusselt number and friction factor compared to the smooth circular pipe without baffles. Maximum Nusselt number and friction factor are obtained for the baffle angle of 90o. Nusselt number increases while baffle distance increases in the range of studied; however, friction factor decreases. Periodically fully developed conditions are obtained after a certain module. Thermal performance factor increases with increasing baffle distance in the rage of studied but decreases with increasing Reynolds number; maximum thermal performance factor is obtained for the baffle angle of 150?. Results show that baffle distance, baffle angle, and Reynolds number play important role on both flow and heat transfer characteristics. The accuracy of the results obtained in this study is verified by comparing the results with those available in the literature for smooth circular pipes. All the numerical results are correlated within accuracy of ?10 and ?15% for average Nusselt number and Darcy friction factor, respectively.

Effect of the Inlet Geometry on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Wall Jets

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangamesh C. Godi ◽  
Arvind Pattamatta ◽  
C. Balaji
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Wall Jets ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Circular Jets

Abstract In this work, fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of three-dimensional (3D) wall jets exiting from a circular and square opening are presented based on experimental investigations. Two hydraulic diameters, namely, 2.5 and 7.5 mm and a Reynolds number range of 5000–20,000 have been considered. Mean velocity and turbulence intensity distribution in the walljet are quantified using a hot wire anemometry. Measurements are done both along the streamwise and spanwise directions. Transient infrared thermography is used for mapping the temperatures over the surface, and the heat transfer coefficients are estimated using a semi-infinite approximation methodology. Results show that, for circular jets, the effect of the jet diameter on the local and the spanwise-averaged Nusselt number is most pronounced near the jet exit. Further, it is also observed that circular jets have an edge over square jets. A correlation with a high correlation coefficient of 0.95 has been developed for spanwise average Nusselt number as a function of the Reynolds number and the dimensionless streamwise distance.

An Experimental and Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Channels With Pin Fin-Dimple Combined Arrays of Different Configurations

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Rao ◽  
Chaoyi Wan ◽  
Shusheng Zang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number Range

An experimental and numerical study was conducted to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics in channels with pin fin-dimple combined arrays of different configurations, where dimples are located transversely or both transversely and streamwisely between the pin fins. The flow structure, friction factor, and heat transfer characteristics of the pin fin-dimple channels of different configurations have been obtained and compared with each other for the Reynolds number range of 8200–50,500. The experimental study showed that, compared to the pin fin channel, depending on the configurations of the pin fin-dimple combined arrays the pin fin-dimple channel can have distinctively further improved convective heat transfer performance by 8.0%–20.0%, whereas lower or slightly higher friction factors over the studied Reynolds number range. Furthermore, three-dimensional and steady-state conjugate computations have been carried out for similar experimental conditions. The numerical computations showed detailed characteristics of the distribution of the velocity and turbulence level in the flow, which revealed the underlying mechanisms for the pressure loss and heat transfer characteristics in the pin fin-dimple channels of different configurations.

Numerical Study on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Jet Impingement

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinjun Wang ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Xiaowei Bai ◽  
Jinling Yao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Average Nusselt Number ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

A mathematical model used for studying jet impingement cooling characteristics is established, and the rationality of the calculation model and method is confirmed by the experimental data. The CFX software is used to numerically simulate the jet impingement cooling characteristics on a gas turbine blade. The effects of various parameters, such as the arrays of impinging nozzles, the jet Reynolds number, the jet-to-jet distance, the ratio of nozzle-to-surface spacing to jet diameter H/d, and the radius of curvature of the target surface, on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of a impingement cooling process are studied. The results indicate that the impingement jets can make complex vortex in the cooling channel, the flow boundary layer is extremely thin and highly turbulent. Underneath each impingement nozzle, there will appear a low temperature area and a peak of Nusselt number on the impingement target surface, the distribution of temperature and Nusselt number on the target surface are associated with arrangement of impingement nozzles. The average Nusselt number of the in-line arrangement nozzles is higher than that of the staggered arrangement ones. With the increasing of jet Reynolds number, the velocity impinging on the target surface and Nusselt number increase. However, heat transfer of impingement cooling on target surface is not sensitive to the jet nozzles distance; the velocity impinging on the target surface and Nusselt number decrease with the increasing of the H/d value. For the curved target surface cases, the average Nusselt number of the target surface and the effect of heat transfer decreased with the increasing of curvature radius R.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Heat Transfer Characteristics using Aerofoil Fin over Square and Circular Fins

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-830
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Constant Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Circular Profile

The thermal conductivity of fin material, its geometrical profile and the mode of heat transfer etc, are the key factors which generally affects the heat transfer from fins. The present research deals with the improvement in heat transfer characteristics and the investigation of fin performance efficiency by using fins of varying geometrical profiles in pin fin apparatus. In this study the heat transfer characteristics inside a rectangular duct with circular, square and aerofoil geometrical profiles of fins were analyzed experimentally. The intention of the present work is to evaluate the heat transfer coefficient, Reynolds number, Nusselt number, pressure drop and efficiency of fin with circular, square and aerofoil geometrical profiles and all the results obtained will be compared with those from a circular fin of same material surface. In the present study, experimental results of the heat transfer characteristics of all the three geometrical profiles of fins under constant heat flux conditions are presented. Experiments are performed at various Reynolds numbers in the range of 1000–9000 and heat fluxes in the range of 0.91–3.64 kW/m2 . The predicted results are validated by comparing with measured data. The predicted results are in reasonable agreement with the experiments. It is found that with increase in Reynolds number, the Nusselt number and thermal performance increases, for a fin having aerofoil profile as compared with a fin with square and circular profile. These are because of delayed separation of air and increase in contact time for a fin having aerofoil profile as compared with a fin with square and circular profile.

scholarly journals Uncertainties Analysis on the Prediction of Flow and Heat Transfer of Liquid Sodium with CFD Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zhanwei Liu ◽  
Xinyu Li ◽  
Tenglong Cong ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Lingyun Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Liquid Sodium ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Backward Facing Step ◽  
Heating Wall ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Cfd Models ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

The prediction of flow and heat transfer characteristics of liquid sodium with CFD technology is of significant importance for the design and safety analysis of sodium-cooled fast reactor. The accuracies and uncertainties of the CFD models should be evaluated to improve the confidence of the numerical results. In this work, the uncertainties from the turbulent model, boundary conditions, and physical properties for the flow and heat transfer of liquid sodium were evaluated against the experimental data. The results of uncertainty quantization show that the maximum uncertainties of the Nusselt number and friction coefficient occurred in the transition zone from the inlet to the fully developed region in the circular tube, while they occurred near the reattachment point in the backward-facing step. Furthermore, in backward-facing step flow, the maximum uncertainty of temperature migrated from the heating wall to the geometric center of the channel, while the maximum uncertainty of velocity occurred near the vortex zone. The results of sensitivity analysis illustrate that the Nusselt number was negatively correlated with the thermal conductivity and turbulent Prandtl number, while the friction coefficient was positively correlated with the density and Von Karman constant. This work can be a reference to evaluate the accuracy of the standard k-ε model in predicting the flow and heat transfer characteristics of liquid sodium.

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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