Convection Heat Transfer of CO2 at Supercritical Pressures in a Vertical Mini Tube

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Xue Jiang ◽  
Zhi-Hui Li ◽  
Chen-Ru Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Vertical Tube ◽  
Density Variation ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Downward Flow ◽  
Flow Acceleration

This paper presents the experimental and numerical investigation results of the convection heat transfer of CO2 at supercritical pressures in a 0.0992 mm diameter vertical tube at various inlet Reynolds numbers, heat fluxes and flow directions. The effects of buoyancy and flow acceleration resulted from the dramatic properties variation were investigated. Results showed that the local wall temperature varied non-linearly for both upward and downward flow when the heat flux was high. The difference of the local wall temperature between upward flow and downward flow was very small when other test conditions were held the same, which indicates that for supercritical CO2 flowing in a mini tube as employed in this study, the buoyancy effect on the convection heat transfer was quite insignificant, and the flow acceleration induced by the axial density variation with temperature was the main factor that lead to the abnormal local wall temperature distribution at high heat fluxes. The predicted values using the LB low Reynolds number turbulence model correspond well with the measured data. Velocity profiles and turbulence kinetic energy near the wall varying along the tube generated by the numerical simulations were presented to develop a better understanding.

Influence of Flow Acceleration on Convection Heat Transfer of CO2 at Supercritical Pressures and Air in a Vertical Micro Tube

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Xue Jiang ◽  
Rui-Na Xu ◽  
Zhi-Hui Li ◽  
Chen-Ru Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Downward Flow ◽  
Flow Acceleration ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

The convection heat transfer of CO2 at supercritical pressures in a 0.0992 mm diameter vertical tube at relatively high Reynolds numbers (Rein = 6500), various heat fluxes and flow directions are investigated experimentally and numerically. The effects of buoyancy and flow acceleration resulting from the dramatic property variations are studied. The Results show that the local wall temperature varied non-linearly for both upward and downward flow when the heat flux was high. The difference in the local wall temperature between upward and downward flow is very small when the other test conditions are held the same, which indicates that for supercritical CO2 flowing in a micro tube as employed in this study, the buoyancy effect on the convection heat transfer is insignificant and the flow acceleration induced by the axial density variation with temperature is the main factor leading to the abnormal local wall temperature distribution at high heat fluxes. The predicted temperatures using the LB low Reynolds number turbulence model correspond well with the measured data. To further study the influence of flow acceleration on the convection heat transfer, air is also used as the working fluid to numerically investigate the fluid flow and heat transfer in the vertical micro tube. The results show that the effect of compressibility on the fluid flow and heat transfer of air in the vertical micro tube is significant but that the influence of thermal flow acceleration on convection heat transfer of air in a vertical micro tube is insignificant.

A Computational Study of Convection Heat Transfer to CO2 at Supercritical Pressures in a Vertical Mini Tube

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. He ◽  
P. X. Jiang ◽  
Yi-Jun Xu ◽  
Run-Fu Shi ◽  
W. S. Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Eddy Viscosity ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Vertical Tube ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Flow Acceleration ◽  
Turbulence Production ◽  
The One

Computational simulations of experiments on turbulent convection heat transfer of carbon dioxide at supercritical pressures in a vertical tube of diameter 0.948 mm have been carried out using low-Reynolds number eddy viscosity turbulence models. The simulations were able to reproduce the general features exhibited in the experiments. The modelling study has provided valuable information on the detailed flow and turbulence fields. It has been shown that for mini tubes such as the one used in the current study, the buoyancy effect is generally insignificant. Heat transfer can be significantly impaired when the heating is strong. This is due to the reduced turbulence production, induced by the flow acceleration which is in turn caused by strong heating.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Convection Heat Transfer of CO2 at Super-Critical Pressures in a Vertical Mini Tube

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peixue Jiang ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Runfu Shi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Convection Heat

Convection heat transfer of CO2 at supercritical pressures in a 0.27mm diameter vertical mini tube was investigated experimentally and numerically. The tests investigated the effects of inlet temperature, pressure, mass flow rate, heat flux, buoyancy and flow direction on the convection heat transfer. The experimental results indicate that for inlet Reynolds numbers exceeding 4000, the flow direction and buoyancy force have little influence on the local wall temperature, with no deterioration of the convection heat transfer observed in either flow direction. The convection heat transfer coefficient initially increases with increasing heat flux and then decreases with further increases in the heat flux for both upward and downward flows. These effects are due to the variation of the thermophysical properties, especially cp. For inlet Reynolds numbers less than 2900, the local wall temperature varies nonlinearly for both flow directions. The numerical results correspond well with the experimental data for inlet Reynolds numbers exceeding 4000 using several turbulence models, especially the Realizable k-ε turbulence model. However, for inlet Reynolds numbers less than 2900, none of the turbulence models could properly simulate the convection heat transfer at super-critical pressures with high heat fluxes.

Improvement Of Free Convection From Three horizontal Finned Cylinders Fixed Between Two Walls

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan K. Abdullah ◽  
Haneen H. Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Free Convection ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Constant Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Head Orientation ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Gravitational Acceleration ◽  
Convection Heat

Improvement of  free convection heat transfer from three finned cylinders arranged at a triangle shape fixed between two walls has been investigated in this study. Three mild steel finned cylinders fixed between two walls from Pyrex glass have been used as a test rig. It has been changed the spacing between the cylinders (X/D=1,2,3 & S/D=2,4,6) and the head orientation of a triangle to the top under constant heat flux values (38, 254, 660, 1268) W/m2 and compare with case of three finned cylinders arranged in vertical array in line fixed between two wall. The experiments are carried for Rayleigh number (Ra) from (15x103 to 14 x104 ) and Prandtl  number from (0.706-0.714 ). The results indicated an increase in Nu with increasing Ra for all cylinders. Furthermore,hx and Nu increased proportionally with the increasing of cylinder spacings for all heat fluxes. Also the experimental results show the case of triangle arrangement is improvement the heat transfer more than case of vertical arrangement. Heat transfer dimensionless correlating equation is also proposed.              Nomeclature: Ax: surface area(m2), T∞: surrounding temperature(k), D: the outer diameter of fin (m), Kf: the thermal conductivity for air at film temperature(W/m.k), hx: Local convection heat transfer(W/m2.k),  Gravitational acceleration(m/s2), I: Electric current (Amp), Nu: Nusselt number, Pr: Prandtl number

Numerical Study of Deteriorated Convection Heat Transfer of Supercritical Fluid Flowing Through Vertical Mini Tube at Relatively Low Reynolds Numbers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Ru Zhao ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Qian-Feng Liu ◽  
Han-Liang Bo ◽  
Pei-Xue Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Low Reynolds Number ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Flow Acceleration ◽  
Heat Transfer Deterioration ◽  
Low Reynolds

Numerical investigations are performed on the convection heat transfer of supercritical pressure fluid flowing through vertical mini tube with inner diameter of 0.27 mm and inlet Reynolds number of 1900 under various heat fluxes conditions using low Reynolds number k-ε turbulence models due to LB (Lam and Bremhorst), LS (Launder and Sharma) and V2F (v2-f). The predictions are compared with the corresponding experimentally measured values. The prediction ability of various low Reynolds number k-ε turbulence models under deteriorated heat transfer conditions induced by combinations of buoyancy and flow acceleration effects are evaluated. Results show that all the three models give fairly good predictions of local wall temperature variations in conditions with relatively high inlet Reynolds number. For cases with relatively low inlet Reynolds number, V2F model is able to capture the general trends of deteriorated heat transfer when the heat flux is relatively low. However, the LS and V2F models exaggerate the flow acceleration effect when the heat flux increases, while the LB model produces qualitative predictions, but further improvements are still needed for quantitative prediction. Based on the detailed flow and heat transfer information generated by simulation, a better understanding of the mechanism of heat transfer deterioration is obtained. Results show that the redistribution of flow field induced by the buoyancy and flow acceleration effects are main factors leading to the heat transfer deterioration.

Effect of spatial side-wall temperature variation on transient natural convection of a nanofluid in a trapezoidal cavity

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1365-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar I. Alsabery ◽  
Ishak Hashim ◽  
Ali J. Chamkha ◽  
Habibis Saleh ◽  
Bilal Chanane
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Temperature Variation ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Natural Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transient Natural Convection

Purpose This paper aims to study analytically and numerically the problem of transient natural convection heat transfer in a trapezoidal cavity with spatial side-wall temperature variation. Design/methodology/approach The governing equations subject to the initial and boundary conditions are solved numerically by the finite difference scheme consisting of the alternating direction implicit method and the tri-diagonal matrix algorithm. The left sloping wall of the cavity is heated to non-uniform temperature, and the right sloping wall is maintained at a constant cold temperature, while the horizontal walls are kept adiabatic. Findings It is shown that the heat transfer rate increases in non-uniform heating increments, whereby low wave number values are more affected by the convection. The best heat transfer enhancement results from larger side wall inclination angle; however, trapezoidal cavities require longer time compared to that of square to reach steady state. Originality/value The study of natural convection heat transfer in a trapezoidal cavity filled with nanofluid and heated by spatial side-wall temperature has not yet been undertaken. Thus, the authors of the present study believe that this work is valuable.

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