Thermal and mechanical analysis of an SU8 polymeric actuator using infrared thermography

2008 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Solano ◽  
S Rolt ◽  
D Wood
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Microelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Thermomechanical Analysis ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Conductive Heat ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Design Assessment ◽  
Spatially Resolved

In the current paper, report the detailed thermomechanical analysis of a polymeric thermal actuator integrated in a microelectromechanical systems microgripper, is reported. The inclusion of an actuator design which eliminates completely the parasitic resistance of the cold arm improves considerably the thermal efficiency of the system and enables large displacements at lower input voltages and operating temperatures than reported previously. Two different microgrippers built using a trilayer polymer/metal/polymer combination of SU8/gold/SU8 have been modelled, fabricated, and tested. As opposed to standard models, heat transfer by conduction to the ambient as well as between adjacent beams has been modelled. A semi-empirical approach for the calculation of conductive heat transfer coefficients has also been provided. The analysis combines simulations with electrical, deflection, and spatially resolved temperature measurements. The latter was carried out using infrared thermography, its use in polymeric actuators reported here for the first time. The good agreement between the models and the experimental data support the conclusions of the basic analytical model, i.e. thermal losses are dominated by two conduction mechanisms (into the ambient and between the hot and cold arms), and encourage its use for qualitative thermal design assessment and optimization.

Thermal Analysis of Cooling System in a Gas Turbine Transition Piece

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Su Park ◽  
Namgeon Yun ◽  
Hokyu Moon ◽  
Kyung Min Kim ◽  
Sin-Ho Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Transition Piece ◽  
Inlet Conditions

This paper presents thermal analyses of the cooling system of a transition piece, which is one of the primary hot components in a gas turbine engine. The thermal analyses include heat transfer distributions induced by heat and fluid flow, temperature, and thermal stresses. The purpose of this study is to provide basic thermal and structural information on transition piece, to facilitate their maintenance and repair. The study is carried out primarily by numerical methods, using the commercial software, Fluent and ANSYS. First, the combustion field in a combustion liner with nine fuel nozzles is analyzed to determine the inlet conditions of a transition piece. Using the results of this analysis, pressure distributions inside a transition piece are calculated. The outside of the transition piece in a dump diffuser system is also analyzed. Information on the pressure differences is then used to obtain data on cooling channel flow (one of the methods for cooling a transition piece). The cooling channels have exit holes that function as film-cooling holes. Thermal and flow analyses are carried out on the inside of a film-cooled transition piece. The results are used to investigate the adjacent temperatures and wall heat transfer coefficients inside the transition piece. Overall temperature and thermal stress distributions of the transition piece are obtained. These results will provide a direction to improve thermal design of transition piece.

Heat Transfer Measurements in an Internal Cooling System Using a Transient Technique With Infrared Thermography

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Egger ◽  
Jens von Wolfersdorf ◽  
Martin Schnieder
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Outer Surface ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Cooling Channel ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients

In this paper a transient method for measuring heat transfer coefficients in internal cooling systems using infrared thermography is applied. The experiments are performed with a two-pass internal cooling channel connected by a 180° bend. The leading edge and the trailing edge consist of trapezoidal and nearly rectangular cross sections, respectively, to achieve an engine-similar configuration. Within the channels rib arrangements are considered for heat transfer enhancement. The test model is made of metallic material. During the experiment the cooling channels are heated by the internal flow. The surface temperature response of the cooling channel walls is measured on the outer surface by infrared thermography. Additionally, fluid temperatures as well as fluid and solid properties are determined for the data analysis. The method for determining the distribution of internal heat transfer coefficients is based on a lumped capacitance approach which considers lateral conduction in the cooling system walls as well as natural convection and radiation heat transfer on the outer surface. Because of time-dependent effects a sensitivity analysis is performed to identify optimal time periods for data analysis. Results are compared with available literature data.

Investigation of Buoyancy Effects in Asymmetrically Heated Near-Critical Flows of Carbon Dioxide in Horizontal Microchannels Using Infrared Thermography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey V. Randle ◽  
Brian M. Fronk
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Infrared Thermography ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Parallel Microchannels

Abstract In this study, we use infrared thermography to calculate local heat transfer coefficients of top and bottom heated flows of near-critical carbon dioxide in an array of parallel microchannels. These data are used to evaluate the relative importance of buoyancy for different flow arrangements. A Joule heated thin wall made of Inconel 718 applies a uniform heat flux either above or below the horizontal flow. A Torlon PAI test section consists of three parallel microchannels with a hydraulic diameter of 923 μm. The reduced inlet temperature (TR = 1.006) and reduced pressure (PR = 1.03) are held constant. For each heater orientation, the mass flux (520 kgm−2s−2 ≤ G ≤ 800 kgm−2s−2) and heat flux (4.7 Wcm−2 ≤ q″ ≤ 11.1 Wcm−2) are varied. A 2D resistance network analysis method calculates the bulk temperatures and heat transfer coefficients. In this analysis, we divide the test section into approximately 250 segments along the stream-wise direction. We then calculate the bulk temperatures using the enthalpy from the upstream segment, the heat flux in a segment, and the pressure. To isolate the effect of buoyancy, we screen the data to omit conditions where flow acceleration may be important or where relaminarization may occur. In the developed region of the channel, there was a 10 to 15 percent reduction of the local heat transfer coefficients for the upward heating mode compared to downward heating with the same mass and heat fluxes. Thus buoyancy effects should be considered when developing correlations for these types of flow.

Granular Flow and Heat Transfer Study in a Near-Blackbody Enclosed Particle Receiver

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Martinek ◽  
Zhiwen Ma
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Granular Flow ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Particle Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Conductive Heat ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Performance Development ◽  
And Performance

Concentrating solar power (CSP) is an effective means of converting solar energy into electricity with an energy-storage capability for continuous, dispatchable, renewable power generation. However, challenges with current CSP systems include high initial capital cost and electricity price. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot program aims to reduce cost and improve performance of CSP technology. To this end, NREL is developing a solid-particle based CSP system projected to have significant cost and performance advantages over current nitrate-based molten salt systems. The design uses gas/solid, two-phase flow as the heat transfer fluid and separated solid particles as the storage medium. A critical component in the system is a novel near-blackbody (NBB) enclosed particle receiver with high-temperature capability developed with the goal of meeting DOE’s SunShot targets for receiver cost and performance. Development of the NBB enclosed particle receiver necessitates detailed study of the dimensions of the receiver, particle flow conditions, and heat transfer coefficients. The receiver utilizes an array of absorber tubes with a granular medium flowing downward through channels between tubes. The current study focuses on simulation and analysis of granular flow patterns and the resulting convective and conductive heat transfer to the particulate phase. This paper introduces modeling methods for the granular flow through the receiver module and compares the results with an in-situ particle flow test.

scholarly journals A Way to Visualise Heat Transfer in 3D Unsteady Flows

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. M. Speetjens
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Unsteady Flows ◽  
Unsteady Motion ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Flow Visualisation ◽  
Conductive Heat ◽  
Steady Flows ◽  
Transfer Coefficients

Heat transfer in fluid flows traditionally is examined in terms of temperature field and heat-transfer coefficients. However, heat transfer may alternatively be considered as the transport of thermal energy by the total convective-conductive heat flux in a way analogous to the transport of fluid by the flow field. The paths followed by the total heat flux are the thermal counterpart to fluid trajectories and facilitate heat-transfer visualisation in a similar manner as flow visualisation. This has great potential for applications in which insight into the heat fluxes throughout the entire configuration is essential (e.g. cooling systems, heat exchangers). To date this concept has been restricted to 2D steady flows. The present study proposes its generalisation to 3D unsteady flows by representing heat transfer as the 3D unsteady motion of a virtual fluid subject to continuity. The heat-transfer visualisation is provided with a physical framework and demonstrated by way of representative examples. Furthermore, a fundamental analogy between fluid motion and heat transfer is addressed that may pave the way to future heat-transfer studies by well-established geometrical methods from laminar-mixing studies.

Fluidized Bed Solar Collector

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. R. Glicksman ◽  
J. Azzola ◽  
J. Modlin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Effective Conductivity ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

An air fluidized bed, contained in the wall cavity of an exterior building wall, forms the basis of a new solar collector design which is simpler than a water-cooled collector and has a thermal performance superior to that of an air-cooled collector. The fluidized bed serves as an intermediate heat transfer medium between a solar flux absorbed on the external building surface and a liquid thermal transfer loop. Fluidized beds yield heat-transfer coefficients an order of magnitude higher than single phase air flow. Low density particles are used in the bed to minimize power consumption. When defluidized, the bed acts as a good thermal insulator. Recent experimental results are presented for the heat-transfer coefficients of the immersed tubes, bounding walls, the effective conductivity of the bed, and the overall full-scale thermal design efficiency for various low density materials. Structural and power consumption performance is examined as well. An integrated fluidized bed solar collector design is proposed and compared with representative water and air collector designs.

scholarly journals Selection of the Design of a Contact Condenser of a Gas-Steam Plant with Steam Injection into the Combustion Chamber

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Oksana Lytvynenko ◽  
Irina Myhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Packed Column ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Gas Mixture ◽  
Design Calculation ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
High Heat Transfer

Due to the importance of the problems of implementing energy-saving technologies in modern conditions, one of the promising areas is the use of gas turbines for combined heat and power generation. One of the areas of effective development and technical re-equipment is the widespread use of highly economical combined steam and gas plants and gas turbines. The operation of the gas turbine unit “Aquarius” SE NPCG “Zorya-Mashproekt” with the injection of steam into the combustion chamber, which operates on the advanced cycle A-STIG and has in its circuit equipment for water regeneration, condensed from a vapor-gas mixture is considered. For condensation of steam from the vapor-gas mixture, a contact condenser-gas cooler is used, which is a mixing heat exchanger of complex design. The efficiency of heat transfer is determined by the design of the nozzle, namely, the developed heat transfer surface, small hydraulic supports, high heat transfer coefficients. An important aspect is the overall dimensions, which must be within certain limits. In the work it is offered to execute a design of the condenser in the form of a packed column. Different types of nozzles are considered to choose the best option. As a result of thermal design calculation of the contact capacitor, it is proposed to use Rashiga rings (15152) as a nozzle, which provide the lowest height of the nozzle at the required diameter of the device.

An Experimental Setup for Multiple Air Jet Impingement Over a Surface

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia V. Barbosa ◽  
João P. V. Silva ◽  
Pedro E. A. Ribeiro ◽  
Senhorinha F. C. F. Teixeira ◽  
Delfim F. Soares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Experimental Setup ◽  
Optimized Design ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Reflow Soldering ◽  
Air Jet ◽  
High Heat Transfer

Air jet impingement technology receives considerable attention due to its high performance for heat transfer enhancement in thermal equipment, providing high heat transfer rates. Due to its inherent characteristics of high average heat transfer coefficients and uniformity of the heat transfer over the impinging surface, this technology is implemented in a variety of engineering applications and industrial processes, such as reflow soldering, drying of textile, cooling of turbojet engine blades and fusion reactors. Multiple jet impingement involves several variables such as: jets arrangement, jet diameter, nozzle-to-surface distance, nozzle shape, jet-to-jet spacing, jet velocity and Reynolds number, among others. However, the total control of all these parameters is still one of the remarkable issues of the thermal design of jet impingement systems. In some industries that have implemented this technology in their processes, such as reflow soldering, the range of values of these variables are established through empiricism and “trial and error” techniques. To improve the process and to reduce time and costs, it is fundamental to define accurately all the process parameters in order to obtain an optimized design with a high degree of control of the heat transfer over the target surface. To perform an accurate and complete study of the multiple jet impingement variables for a specific application, the development of both experimental and numerical studies is fundamental in order to obtain reliable results. In that sense, this work reports the project and construction of a purpose-built test facility which has been commissioned, using a PIV system. This experimental setup is based on the oven used in the reflow soldering process. The optimization of the multiple jets geometry which is integrated in the experimental setup is herein described and discussed both experimentally and numerically. The numerical simulation of the jet impingement inside the oven was conducted using the ANSYS software, specially designed to predict the fluid behavior. Regarding the relevance of the multiple jet impingement, this work intends to improve the knowledge in this field and to give reliable and scientifically proved answers to the industries that apply this technology in their processes.

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