Heat Transfer Enhancement by Artificial Roughness at Reynolds Numbers Related With Laminar and Transitional Regimes for High-Viscous Liquids

Author(s):  
Mikhail A. Gotovsky ◽  
Sergey A. Isaev

Artificial roughness (AR) formed by annular rolling or dimpling is one of the most well-known examples of Reynolds analogy (RA) breaking in a favor of heat transfer. Surfaces which can be called ARPD - Artificial Roughness, are manufactured by wall Pressure Deformation. ARPD surfaces have some similar thermal hydraulic properties which permit to unite them in the common group. General characteristics of ARPD surfaces are considered here. But the main attention is paid to such surface performance for coolants with high Prandtl numbers. It is important that Reynolds numbers must be close sufficiently to its critical value for smooth tube. Some experimental data show that extremely high heat transfer enhancement ratio can be obtained under such conditions for substantially less pressure loss ratio increase. Similar qualitative results obtained for several types of ARPD — dimpled, annular rolled and spirally corrugated tubes — are demonstrated. These results are related partially with critical Reynolds number decrease and partially with specific character of heat transfer evolution in laminar–turbulent transition range for high-viscous liquids. Such enhancement method can be used effectively for heat exchangers with high-viscous liquids (oils, for example).

Author(s):  
Arthur E. Bergles ◽  
Raj M. Manglik

Very high heat transfer enhancement can be achieved in single-phase flows by using twisted-tape inserts in circular tubes. The primary convection mechanism is the generation of helical swirl or secondary fluid motion that is induced by the helical curvature of the tape insert. This promotes cross-stream mixing and sharper wall gradients, which are further aided by the increased flow velocity due to the tube partitioning and blockage along with an effectively longer helical flow length. These phenomena are scaled for both laminar and turbulent flow regimes, and an evaluation of the transition is also given to highlight the damping effects of tape-generated swirl. The nature of swirl and its dimensionless scaling, and concomitant development of predictive correlations for heat transfer coefficients and friction factors are discussed. Finally, a brief discussion of the quantification of heat transfer enhancement by means of twisted tapes is given so as to extend their application in heat exchanger design.


Author(s):  
Michael Maurer ◽  
Jens von Wolfersdorf ◽  
Michael Gritsch

An experimental and numerical study was conducted to determine the thermal performance of V-shaped ribs in a rectangular channel with an aspect ratio of 2:1. Local heat transfer coefficients were measured using the steady state thermochromic liquid crystal technique. Periodic pressure losses were obtained with pressure taps along the smooth channel sidewall. Reynolds numbers from 95,000 to 500,000 were investigated with V-shaped ribs located on one side or on both sides of the test channel. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratios (e/Dh) were 0.0625 and 0.02, and the rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) was 10. In addition, all test cases were investigated numerically. The commercial software FLUENT™ was used with a two-layer k-ε turbulence model. Numerically and experimentally obtained data were compared. It was determined that the heat transfer enhancement based on the heat transfer of a smooth wall levels off for Reynolds numbers over 200,000. The introduction of a second ribbed sidewall slightly increased the heat transfer enhancement whereas the pressure penalty was approximately doubled. Diminishing the rib height at high Reynolds numbers had the disadvantage of a slightly decreased heat transfer enhancement, but benefits in a significantly reduced pressure loss. At high Reynolds numbers small-scale ribs in a one-sided ribbed channel were shown to have the best thermal performance.


1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Jubran ◽  
M. S. Al-Haroun

This paper reports an experimental investigation to study the effects of using various designs of secondary air injection hole arrangements on the heat transfer coefficient and the pressure drop characteristics of an array of rectangular modules at different values of free-stream Reynolds numbers in the range 8 × 103 to 2 × 104. The arrangement used is either one staggered row of simple holes or one row of compound injection holes. The pitch distances between the injection holes, as well as the injection angles, were varied in both the streamwise and spanwise directions. Generally, the presence of secondary air through the injection hole arrangement can give up to 54 percent heat transfer enhancement just downstream of the injection holes. The amount of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop across the electronic modules is very much dependent on the design of the injection holes. The simple angle injection hole arrangement tends to give a better heat transfer enhancement and less pressure drop than the compound angle holes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-nan Chen ◽  
Rui-na Xu ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Xue Chen ◽  
Xiao-long Ouyang ◽  
...  

Enhancing spray cooling with surface structures is a common, effective approach for high heat flux thermal management to guarantee the reliability of many high-power, high-speed electronics and to improve the efficiency of new energy systems. However, the fundamental heat transfer enhancement mechanisms are not well understood especially for nanostructures. Here, we fabricated six groups of nanowire arrayed surfaces with various structures and sizes that show for the first time how these nanostructures enhance the spray cooling by improving the surface wettability and the liquid transport to quickly rewet the surface and avoid dry out. These insights into the nanostructure spray cooling heat transfer enhancement mechanisms are combined with microstructure heat transfer mechanism in integrated microstructure and nanostructure hybrid surface that further enhances the spray cooling heat transfer.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Moon ◽  
T. O’Connell ◽  
R. Sharma

The heat transfer rate from a smooth wall in an internal cooling passage can be significantly enhanced by using a convex patterned surface on the opposite wall of the passage. This design is particularly effective for a design that requires the heat transfer surface to be free of any augmenting features (smooth). Heat transfer coefficients on the smooth wall in a rectangular channel, which had convexities on the opposite wall were experimentally investigated. Friction factors were also measured to assess the thermal performance. Relative clearances δ/d between the convexities and the smooth wall of 0, 0.024, and 0.055 were investigated in a Reynolds number ReHD range from 15,000 to 35,000. The heat transfer coefficients were measured in the thermally developed region using a transient thermochromic liquid crystal technique. The clearance gap between the convexities and the smooth wall adversely affected the heat transfer enhancement NuHD. The friction factors (f ), measured in the aerodynamically developed region, were largest for the cases of no clearance δ/d=0). The average heat transfer enhancement Nu¯HD was also largest for the cases of no clearance δ/d=0, as high as 3.08 times at a Reynolds number of 11,456 in relative to that Nuo of an entirely smooth channel. The normalized Nusselt numbers Nu¯HD/Nuo, as well as the normalized friction factors f/fo, for all three cases, decreased with Reynolds numbers. However, the decay rate of the friction factor ratios f/fo with Reynolds numbers was lower than that of the normalized Nusselt numbers. For all three cases investigated, the thermal performance Nu¯HD/Nuo/f/fo1/3 values were within 5% to each other. The heat transfer enhancement using a convex patterned surface was thermally more effective at a relative low Reynolds numbers (less than 20,000 for δ/d=0) than that of a smooth channel.


Author(s):  
D. J. Stankiewicz ◽  
T. R. Kirkham

A technique of heat transfer enhancement is investigated whereby the internal span-wise cooling passages of a typical first stage gas turbine blade are modified by the introduction of circumferential ribs. The technique is verified by the use of a test rig incorporating a heated internally ribbed tube operating at the same range of Mach and Reynolds numbers as the turbine blade as well as by a test rig incorporating actual production blades immersed in a heated oil bath.


2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (9) ◽  
pp. 934-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
D. Keith Hollingsworth ◽  
Larry C. Witte

A laser-based method has been developed to measure the thickness of the liquid microlayer between a cap-shaped sliding bubble and an inclined heated wall. Sliding vapor bubbles are known to create high heat transfer coefficients along the surfaces against which they slide. The details of this process remain unclear and depend on the evolution of the microlayer that forms between the bubble and the surface. Past experiments have used heat transfer measurements on uniform-heat-generation surfaces to infer the microlayer thickness through an energy balance. These studies have produced measurements of 20–100 μm for refrigerants and for water, but they have yet to be confirmed by a direct measurement that does not depend on a first-law closure. The results presented here are direct measurements of the microlayer thickness made from a reflectance-based fiber-optic laser probe. Details of the construction and calibration of the probe are presented. Data for saturated FC-87 and a uniform-temperature surface inclined at 2 deg to 15 deg from the horizontal are reported. Millimeter-sized spherical bubbles of FC-87 vapor were injected near the lower end of a uniformly heated aluminum plate. The laser probe yielded microlayer thicknesses of 22–55 μm for cap-shaped bubbles. Bubble Reynolds numbers range from 600 to 4800, Froude numbers from 0.9 to 1.7, and Weber numbers from 2.6 to 47. The microlayer thickness above cap-shaped bubbles was correlated to a function of inclination angle and a bubble shape factor. The successful correlation suggests that this data set can be used to validate the results of detailed models of the microlayer dynamics.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Moon ◽  
S. C. Lau

Experiments have been conducted to study steady heat transfer between two blockages with holes and pressure drop across the blockages, for turbulent flow in a rectangular channel. Average heat transfer coefficient and local heat transfer distribution on one of the channel walls between two blockages, and overall pressure drop across the blockages were obtained, for nine different staggered arrays of holes in the blockages and Reynolds numbers of 10,000 and 30,000. For the hole configurations studied, the blockages enhanced heat transfer by 4.6 to 8.1 times, but significantly increased the pressure drop. Smaller holes in the blockages caused higher heat transfer enhancement, but larger increase of the pressure drop than larger holes. The heat transfer enhancement was lower in the higher Reynolds number cases. Because of the large pressure drop, the heat transfer per unit pumping power was lower with the blockages than without the blockages. The local heat transfer was lower nearer the upstream blockage, the highest near the downstream blockage, and also relatively high in regions of reattachment of the jets leaving the upstream holes. The local heat transfer distribution was strongly dependent on the configuration of the hole array in the blockages. A third upstream blockage lowered both the heat transfer and the pressure drop, and significantly changed the local heat transfer distribution.


1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Garimella ◽  
D. J. Schlitz

The localized enhancement of forced convection heat transfer in a rectangular duct with very small ratio of height to width (0.017) was experimentally explored. The heat transfer from a discrete square section of the wall was enhanced by raising the heat source off the wall in the form of a protrusion. Further enhancement was effected through the use of large-scale, three-dimensional roughness elements installed in the duct upstream of the discrete heat source. Transverse ribs installed on the wall opposite the heat source provided even greater heat transfer enhancement. Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements were obtained for heat source length-based Reynolds numbers of 2600 to 40,000 with a perfluorinated organic liquid coolant, FC-77, of Prandtl number 25.3. Selected experiments were also performed in water (Prandtl number 6.97) for Reynolds numbers between 1300 and 83,000, primarily to determine the role of Prandtl number on the heat transfer process. Experimental uncertainties were carefully minimized and rigorously estimated. The greatest enhancement in heat transfer relative to the flush heat source was obtained when the roughness elements were used in combination with a single on the opposite wall. A peak enhancement of 100 percent was obtained at a Reynolds number of 11,000, which corresponds to a transitional flow regime. Predictive correlations valid over a range of Prandtl numbers are proposed.


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