scholarly journals Influence of the Gap Size Between Side Walls and Ribs on the Heat Transfer in a Stationary and Rotating Straight Rib-roughened Duct

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kiml ◽  
S. Mochizuki ◽  
A. Murata

The objective of this study is to investigate a heat transfer phenomenon in a straight ribroughened duct which represents a cooling passage of a modern gas turbine blade. Experiments were performed for ribs mounted perpendicularly to the main flow direction on two opposite sides of the duct for the following cases: (1) with no gaps, (2) with gaps=0.33hand (3) with gaps=1hbetween the side walls and ribs (wherehis the rib height). The heat transfer results revealed significant differences among these three cases, showing that the existence of gaps increases the heat transfer. Particularly, the local heat transfer on the wall between the consecutive ribs is higher in the near-side wall region than in the central region. To shed some light on this phenomenon, flow visualization was conducted using the particle tracer method. The flow visualization results revealed the effect of gaps on the three-dimensional flow structure between the ribs. It was concluded that this structure caused the heat transfer enhancement in the near-side wall region.

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 425-433
Author(s):  
Robert Kiml ◽  
Sadanari Mochizuki ◽  
Akira Murata

The present study investigates the effects of gaps between the side-walls and60∘ribs on the local heat transfer distribution between two consecutive ribs. The heat transfer and flow visualization experiments were carried out inside a straight rib-roughened duct with the ribs mounted on two opposite side walls with and without the gaps. The results showed that the existence of the gaps appreciably enhances the Nu in the area between two consecutive ribs. It is caused by (1) the introduction of the fresh air through the gaps into this region, and (2) the improvement of the three-dimensional flow structure in the area between the two ribs.


2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Chieh Chu ◽  
Hamn-Ching Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han

Numerical simulation of three-dimensional turbulent flow and heat transfer was performed in a multipass rectangular (AR = 2:1) rotating cooling channel with and without turning vane in the hub region under various flow conditions, with two different Reynolds numbers of 10,000 and 25,000, two different channel orientations of 45-deg and 90-deg, and the rotation number varies from 0 to 0.2. This study shows that the addition of the turning vane in the hub turn region does not cause much impact to the flow before the hub. However, it significantly alters the flow reattachment and vortex distribution in the hub turn region and after the hub turn portion. The local heat transfer is deeply influenced by this complex flow field and this turning vane effect lasts from the hub turn region to the portion after it.


Author(s):  
Hung-Chieh Chu ◽  
Hamn-Ching Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han

Numerical simulation of three-dimensional turbulent flow and heat transfer was performed in a multi-pass rectangular (AR = 2:1) rotating cooling channel with and without turning vane in the hub region under various flow conditions, with two different Reynolds numbers of 10000 and 25000, two different channel orientations of 45-deg and 90-deg., and the rotation number varies from 0 to 0.2. The present study provides detailed explanation on the dramatic flow change due to the turning vane. The numerical results show that the addition of vane in hub portion does not cause much impact to the flow before the turn. However, it greatly affects flow behaviors and heat transfer characteristics in the turning region and the third passage after the hub turn. Compared to the cases without turning vane, the vane clearly changes local flow pattern, divides the main flow into two separate streams, and alters the flow reattachment location and vortex distribution. The local heat transfer is influenced by this complex flow field and its effects last from the turn portion to the third passage.


2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhilesh P. Rallabandi ◽  
Huitao Yang ◽  
Je-Chin Han

Systematic experiments are conducted to measure heat transfer enhancement and pressure loss characteristics on a square channel (simulating a gas turbine blade cooling passage) with two opposite surfaces roughened by 45 deg parallel ribs. Copper plates fitted with a silicone heater and instrumented with thermocouples are used to measure regionally averaged local heat transfer coefficients. Reynolds numbers studied in the channel range from 30,000 to 400,000. The rib height (e) to hydraulic diameter (D) ratio ranges from 0.1 to 0.18. The rib spacing (p) to height ratio (p/e) ranges from 5 to 10. Results show higher heat transfer coefficients at smaller values of p/e and larger values of e/D, though at the cost of higher friction losses. Results also indicate that the thermal performance of the ribbed channel falls with increasing Reynolds numbers. Correlations predicting Nusselt number (Nu) and friction factor (f¯) as a function of p/e, e/D, and Re are developed. Also developed are correlations for R and G (friction and heat transfer roughness functions, respectively) as a function of the roughness Reynolds number (e+), p/e, and e/D.


1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 610-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mochizuki ◽  
A. Murata ◽  
M. Fukunaga

The objective of this study was to investigate, through experiments, the combined effects of a sharp 180 deg turn and rib patterns on the pressure drop performance and distributions of the local heat transfer coefficient in an entire two-pass rib-roughened channel with a 180 deg turn. The rib pitch-to-equivalent diameter ratio P/de was 1.0, the rib-height-to-equivalent diameter ratio e/de was 0.09, and the rib angle relative to the main flow direction was varied from 30 ∼ 90 deg with an interval of 15 deg. Experiments were conducted for Reynolds numbers in the range 4000 ∼ 30,000. It was disclosed that, due to the interactions between the bend-induced secondary flow and the rib-induced secondary flow, the combination of rib patterns in the channel before and after the turn causes considerable differences in the pressure drop and heat transfer performance of the entire channel.


1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W. Webb ◽  
T. L. Bergman

Natural convection in an enclosure with a uniform heat flux on two vertical surfaces and constant temperature at the adjoining walls has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The thermal boundary conditions and enclosure geometry render the buoyancy-induced flow and heat transfer inherently three dimensional. The experimental measurements include temperature distributions of the isoflux walls obtained using an infrared thermal imaging technique, while the three-dimensional equations governing conservation of mass, momentum, and energy were solved using a control volume-based finite difference scheme. Measurements and predictions are in good agreement and the model predictions reveal strongly three-dimensional flow in the enclosure, as well as high local heat transfer rates at the edges of the isoflux wall. Predicted average heat transfer rates were correlated over a range of the relevant dimensionless parameters.


1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Sparrow ◽  
W. Q. Tao

Experiments were performed in a flat rectangular duct to determine the heat transfer and pressure drop response to periodic, rod-type disturbance elements situated adjacent to one principal wall and oriented transverse to the flow direction. In a portion of the experiments, heat transfer occurred only at the rodded wall, while in the remainder, heat was transferred at both principal walls of the duct. Highly detailed axial distributions of the local heat transfer coefficient were obtained. These distributions revealed the rapid establishment of a periodic (i.e., cyclic) fully developed regime as well as recurring local maxima and minima. Cycle-average, fully developed heat transfer coefficients were evaluated and were found to be much larger than those for a smooth-walled duct. Linear pressure distributions were measured between periodically positioned stations in the fully developed region, and the corresponding friction factors were several times greater than the smooth-duct values. The heat transfer and friction data were very well correlated using parameters that take account of the effective surface roughness associated with the disturbance rods.


2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyy Woei Chang ◽  
Yao Zheng

This paper describes an experimental study of heat transfer in a reciprocating planar curved tube that simulates a cooling passage in piston. The coupled inertial, centrifugal, and reciprocating forces in the reciprocating curved tube interact with buoyancy to exhibit a synergistic effect on heat transfer. For the present experimental conditions, the local Nusselt numbers in the reciprocating curved tube are in the range of 0.6–1.15 times of static tube levels. Without buoyancy interaction, the coupled reciprocating and centrifugal force effect causes the heat transfer to be initially reduced from the static level but recovered when the reciprocating force is further increased. Heat transfer improvement and impediment could be superimposed by the location-dependent buoyancy effect. The empirical heat transfer correlation has been developed to permit the evaluation of the individual and interactive effects of inertial, centrifugal, and reciprocating forces with and without buoyancy interaction on local heat transfer in a reciprocating planar curved tube.


Author(s):  
Jared M. Pent ◽  
Jay S. Kapat ◽  
Mark Ricklick

This paper examines the local and averaged endwall heat transfer effects of a staggered array of porous aluminum pin fins with a channel blockage ratio (blocked channel area divided by open channel area) of 50%. Two sets of pins were used with pore densities of 0 (solid) and 10 pores per inch (PPI). The pressure drop through the channel was also determined for several flow rates using each set of pins. Local heat transfer coefficients on the endwall were measured using Thermochromatic Liquid Crystal (TLC) sheets recorded with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. Static and total pressure measurements were taken at the entrance and exit of the test section to determine the overall pressure drop through the channel and explain the heat transfer trends through the channel. The heat transfer and pressure data was then compared to flow visualization tests that were run using a fog generator. Results are presented for the two sets of pins with Reynolds numbers between 25000 and 130000. Local HTC (heat transfer coefficient) profiles as well as spanwise and streamwise averaged HTC plots are displayed for both pin arrays. The thermal performance was calculated for each pin set and Reynolds number. All experiments were carried out in a channel with an X/D of 1.72, a Y/D of 2.0, and a Z/D of 1.72.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karan Anand

This research provides a computational analysis of heat transfer due to micro jet-impingement inside a gas turbine vane. A preliminary-parametric analysis of axisymmetric single jet was reported to better understand micro jet-impingement. In general, it was seen that as the Reynolds number increased the Nusselt number values increased. The jet to target spacing had a considerably lower impact on the heat transfer rates. Around 30% improvement was seen by reducing the diameter to half while changing the shape to an ellipse saw 20.8% improvement in Nusselt value. The numerical investigation was then followed by studying the heat transfer characteristics in a three-dimensional, actual-shaped turbine vane. Effects of jet inclination showed enhanced mixing and secondary heat transfer peaks. The effect of reducing the diameter of the jets to 0.125 mm yielded 55% heat transfer improvements compared to 0.51 mm; the tapering effect also enhanced the local heat transfer values as local velocities at jet exit increased.


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