Experimental uncertainties analysis as a tool for friction factor determination in microchannels

2008 ◽  
Vol 222 (5) ◽  
pp. 817-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Lorenzini ◽  
G L Morini ◽  
T Henning ◽  
J Brandner
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Flow Region ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Total Uncertainty ◽  
Rarefied Flows ◽  
Error Propagation Analysis ◽  
Poiseuille Number

The constant growth of the studies on microchannel flows has brought under question the validity of the relations for heat transfer and fluid flow, which are usually employed at the macroscales. Rarefied flows in the slip-flow region have attracted much attention and solutions have been developed using first- and second-order boundary conditions. These models need to be experimentally validated through careful test in order to be able to use them for more complex problems and engineering applications. In the current work the error propagation analysis is applied to a set of error-free measurements artificially generated in order to assess the influence of the uncertainty on each of the measured quantities on the determination of the Poiseuille number for rarefied flows: it is shown that the most limiting factor is the accuracy on the tube diameter, while flowrate and pressure drop errors can be kept contained provided the measurement ranges for the transducers are suitably chosen. The total uncertainty is also calculated and the limit of the investigable Reynolds numbers defined. The possibility of experimentally evidencing the differences between first- and second-order boundary conditions is investigated and it is concluded that this is the case only for highly rarefied flows ( Kn > 0.5).

Poiseuille Number Correlations of Gas Flow in Concentric Micro Annular Tubes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chungpyo Hong ◽  
Yutaka Asako ◽  
Koichi Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Tube Length ◽  
Slip Boundary Conditions ◽  
Slip Boundary ◽  
Rarefaction Effect ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Poiseuille Number ◽  
Fast Flow

Poiseuille number, the product of friction factor and Reynolds number (f · Re) for quasi-fully developed concentric micro annular tube flow was obtained for both no-slip and slip boundary conditions. The numerical methodology is based on the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. The compressible momentum and energy equations were solved for a wide range of Reynolds and Mach numbers for both isothermal flow and no heat conduction flow conditions. The detail of the incompressible slip Poiseuille number is kindly documented and its value defined as a function of r* and Kn is represented. The outer tube radius ranges from 50 to 150μm with the radius ratios of 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8 and selected tube length is 0.02m. The stagnation pressure, pstg is chosen in such away that the exit Mach number ranges from 0.1 to 0.7. The outlet pressure is fixed at the atmospheric pressure. In the case of fast flow, the value of f · Re is higher than that of incompressible slip flow theory due to the compressibility effect. However in the case of slow flow the value of f · Re is slightly lower than that of incompressible slip flow due to the rarefaction effect, even the flow is accelerated. The value of f · Re obtained for no-slip boundary conditions is compared with that of obtained for slip boundary conditions. The values of f · Re obtained for slip boundary conditions are predicted by f · Re correlations obtained for no-slip boundary conditions since rarefaction effect is relatively small for the fast flow.

Constant Wall Temperature Nusselt and Poiseuille Numbers in Rectangular Microchannels

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer van Rij ◽  
Tim Ameel ◽  
Todd Harman
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Viscous Dissipation ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Constant Wall Temperature ◽  
Axial Conduction ◽  
Accommodation Coefficients

Slip flow convective heat transfer and friction loss characteristics are numerically evaluated for constant wall temperature rectangular microchannels. The effects of rarefaction, accommodation coefficients, aspect ratio, second-order slip boundary conditions, axial conduction, and viscous dissipation with flow work are each considered. Second-order slip boundary conditions, axial conduction, and viscous dissipation with flow work effects have not been studied previously for rectangular channel slip flows. The effects of each of these parameters on the numerically computed convective heat transfer rate and friction loss are evaluated through the Nusselt number and Poiseuille number respectively. The numerical results are obtained using a continuum-based computational fluid dynamics algorithm that includes second-order slip flow and temperature jump boundary conditions. Numerical results for the three-dimensional, fully developed Nusselt and Poiseuille numbers are presented as functions of Knudsen number, first- and second-order velocity slip and temperature jump coefficients, aspect ratio, Brinkman number, and Peclet number. Effects of rarefaction, accommodation coefficients, and aspect ratio are consistent with previously reported analytical results for rectangular channel constant wall temperature flows. The effects of second-order slip terms, axial conduction and viscous dissipation are also shown to significantly affect the Nusselt and Poiseuille numbers.

Second-Order Gaseous Flow Models in Long Circular and Noncircular Microchannels and Nanochannels

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Duan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Slip Boundary Conditions ◽  
Gaseous Flow ◽  
Slip Boundary ◽  
Poiseuille Number

Gaseous flow in circular and noncircular microchannels has been examined and a simple analytical model with second-order slip boundary conditions for normalized Poiseuille number is proposed. The model is applicable to arbitrary length scale. It extends previous studies to the transition regime by employing the second-order slip boundary conditions. The effects of the second-order slip boundary conditions are analyzed. As in slip and transition regimes, no solutions or graphical and tabulated data exist for most geometries, the developed simple model can be used to predict friction factor, mass flow rate, tangential momentum accommodation coefficient, pressure distribution of gaseous flow in noncircular microchannels by the research community for the practical engineering design of microchannels such as rectangular, trapezoidal, double-trapezoidal, triangular, rhombic, hexagonal, octagonal, elliptical, semielliptical, parabolic, circular sector, circular segment, annular sector, rectangular duct with unilateral elliptical or circular end, annular, and even comparatively complex doubly-connected microducts. The developed second-order models are preferable since the difficulty and “investment” is negligible compared with the cost of alternative methods such as molecular simulations or solutions of Boltzmann equation. Navier-Stokes equations with second-order slip models can be used to predict quantities of engineering interest such as Poiseuille number, tangential momentum accommodation coefficient, mass flow rate, pressure distribution, and pressure drop beyond its typically acknowledged limit of application. The appropriate or effective second-order slip coefficients include the contribution of the Knudsen layers in order to capture the complete solution of the Boltzmann equation for the Poiseuille number, mass flow rate, and pressure distribution. It could be reasonable that various researchers proposed different second-order slip coefficients because the values are naturally different in different Knudsen number regimes. The transition regime is a varying mixture of different transport mechanisms and the mixed degree relies on the magnitude of the Knudsen number. It is analytically shown that the Knudsen’s minimum can be predicted with the second-order model and the Knudsen value of the occurrence of Knudsen’s minimum depends on inlet and outlet pressure ratio. The compressibility and rarefaction effects on mass flow rate and the curvature of the pressure distribution by employing first-order and second-order slip flow models are analyzed and compared. The condition of linear pressure distribution is given. This paper demonstrates that with some relatively simple ideas from knowledge, observation, and intuition, one can predict some fairly complex flows.

Microtube Gas Flows With Second-Order Slip Flow and Temperature Jump Boundary Conditions

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nian Xiao ◽  
John Elsnab ◽  
Tim Ameel
Keyword(s):  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Temperature Jump ◽  
Order Approximation ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Order Effect ◽  
Second Order ◽  
First Order ◽  
Slip Regime ◽  
Energy Equations

Second-order slip flow and temperature jump boundary conditions are applied to solve the momentum and energy equations in a microtube for an isoflux thermal boundary condition. The flow is assumed to be hydrodynamically fully developed, and the thermal field is either fully developed or developing from the tube entrance. In general, first-order boundary conditions are found to over predict the effects of slip and temperature jump, while the effect of the second-order terms is most significant at the upper limit of the slip regime. The second-order terms are found to provide a correction to the first-order approximation. For airflows, the maximum second-order correction to the Nusselt number is on the order of 50%. The second-order effect is also more significant in the entrance region of the tube. Nusselt numbers are found to increase relative to their no-slip values when temperature jump effects are small. In cases where slip and temperature jump effects are of the same order, or where temperature jump effects dominate, the Nusselt number decreases when compared to traditional no-slip conditions.

Gaseous slip flow affected by inclined low magnetic field using second‐order boundary conditions

Heat Transfer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 909-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaleel Al Khasawneh ◽  
Amani A. AlWardat ◽  
Saud A. Khashan
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Gaseous Slip Flow ◽  
Low Magnetic Field

Isothermal Microtube Heat Transfer With Second-Order Slip Flow and Temperature Jump Boundary Conditions

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nian Xiao ◽  
John Elsnab ◽  
Susan Thomas ◽  
Tim Ameel
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Temperature Jump ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Model ◽  
First Order ◽  
Second Order Model

Two analytical models are presented in which the continuum momentum and energy equations, coupled with second-order slip flow and temperature jump boundary conditions, are solved. An isothermal boundary condition is applied to a microchannel with a circular cross section. The flow is assumed to be hydrodynamically fully developed and thermal field is either fully developed or thermally developing from the tube entrance. A traditional first-order slip boundary condition is found to over predict the slip velocity compared to the second-order model. Heat transfer increases at the upper limit of the slip regime for the second-order model. The maximum second-order correction to the first-order Nusselt number is on the order of 18% for air. The second-order effect is also more significant in the entrance region of the tube. The Nusselt number decreases relative to the no-slip value when slip and temperature jump effects are of the same order or when temperature jump effects dominate. When temperature jump effects are small, the Nusselt number increases relative to the no-slip value. Comparisons to a previously reported model for an isoflux boundary condition indicate that the Nusselt number for the isoflux boundary condition exceeds that for the isothermal case at all axial locations.

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