Experimental Measurement of the Effect of Heat Flux on Local Heat Transfer Coefficient and Friction Coefficient in an Annulus

1965 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Larkin

This paper describes a closed-circuit apparatus for the measurement of local heat transfer coefficients from the inner surface and overall friction coefficients for air flowing through an annulus (radius ratio 1.7). Results were obtained for Reynolds numbers from 35 000 to 170 000 for temperature ratios Ti/Tb up to 1.74. A novel type of heater bar was used in order to avoid some of the disadvantages of the more usual designs. The results were very consistent. It was found that the effect of heat flux on the heat transfer coefficient could be eliminated either by the film temperature method using a film temperature coefficient of 0.25 or by including a temperature ratio term ( TiTb)-0.2 in the Nu-Re relationship. Over most of the Reynolds number range the overall friction coefficient did not vary with heat flux.

1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. S. Brown ◽  
C. C. Pitts ◽  
G. Leppert

An approximate analytical solution is presented for the variation of the local heat-transfer coefficient over the forward half of a uniformly heated sphere. Experimental measurements with water over a Reynolds number range of 5000 to 480,000 and a Prandtl number range of 2.2 to 6.8 give local coefficients which are in good agreement with analytical results. Average heat-transfer coefficients for the uniformly heated sphere are slightly higher than similar results reported earlier [1] for an isothermal sphere. The effect of variations of heat flux on the average heat-transfer coefficient is correlated in a manner similar to that which was used for the isothermal data. Three different duct sizes were used in the experiment to determine the effect of this variable, and the correlations which are presented are based on duct-to-sphere diameter ratios of 2, 2.67, and 4.


Author(s):  
Joshua L. Nickerson ◽  
Martin Cerza ◽  
Sonia M. F. Garcia

The solution of the heat conduction equation in the liquid layer beneath a moving bubble’s base and the resulting local heat transfer coefficient are presented. An analytical model was constructed using separation of variables to solve the heat conduction equation for the thermal profile in the liquid film beneath the base of a bubble moving through a microchannel at a given velocity. Differentiating the resulting liquid thermal profile and applying the standard definition for the local heat transfer coefficient resulted in a solution for local heat transfer coefficient as a function of bubble length. Analysis included varying pertinent parameters such as film thickness beneath the bubble base, wall heat flux, and superheated temperature in the microchannel. Water and FC-72 were analyzed as prospective coolant fluids. Analytical data revealed that as the superheated temperature in the microchannel increases, local heat transfer coefficients increase and arrive at a higher steady-state value. Increasing wall heat flux achieved the same result, while increasing film thickness resulted in lower heat transfer coefficients. The model indicated that water had superior performance as a coolant, provided the dielectric fluid (FC-72) is not mandated.


Author(s):  
Colin Glynn ◽  
Anthony J. Robinson ◽  
Darina B. Murray ◽  
Thomas L. Lupton

An experimental study of the microscale heat transfer characteristics of a 1.22 mm confined miniature jet is presented for both air and water. The experimental apparatus utilises infrared thermography to measure the temperature profiles on the underside of a heated thin-foil upon which the jet is impinging. The local heat transfer coefficient calculations account for lateral conduction within the foil, which, in contrast to conventional practice, has been shown to be non-negligible. The tests are carried out over a jet Reynolds number range of 5000–20000 and non-dimensional jet to target spacing (H/d) range of 2–5. Results are presented in terms of local heat transfer coefficients. It has been determined that (i) lateral heat conduction effects are significant for the air jet measurements but are negligible for the water jet results, and (ii) the two fluids display hugely different heat transfer coefficient profiles for ostensibly the same non-dimensional flow conditions.


2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kumagai ◽  
R. S. Amano ◽  
M. K. Jensen

Abstract A numerical and experimental investigation on cooling of a solid surface was performed by studying the behavior of an impinging jet onto a fixed flat target. The local heat transfer coefficient distributions on a plate with a constant heat flux were computationally investigated with a normally impinging axisymmetric jet for nozzle diameter of 4.6mm at H/d = 4 and 10, with the Reynolds numbers of 10,000 and 40,000. The two-dimensional cylindrical Navier-Stokes equations were solved using a two-equation k-ε turbulence model. The finite-volume differencing scheme was used to solve the thermal and flow fields. The predicted heat transfer coefficients were compared with experimental measurements. A universal function based on the wave equation was developed and applied to the heat transfer model to improve calculated local heat transfer coefficients for short nozzle-to-plate distance (H/d = 4). The differences between H/d = 4 and 10 due to the correlation among heat transfer coefficient, kinetic energy and pressure were investigated for the impingement region. Predictions by the present model show good agreement with the experimental data.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1367
Author(s):  
Nino Wolff ◽  
Golo Zimmermann ◽  
Uwe Vroomen ◽  
Andreas Bührig-Polaczek

Local heat transfer in gravity die casting is of great importance for precision in terms of distortion, mechanical properties, and the quality of the castings due to its effect on solidification. Depending on contact conditions such as liquid melt to solid mold, a gap between mold and component, or contact pressure between casting and mold as a result of shrinkage, there are very large differences in heat transfer. The influences of mold material, mold coating and its influence of aging, mold temperature control, and layout on the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) were investigated experimentally for different contact cases. The experiments were carried out on a rotationally symmetrical experimental setup with modular exchangeable die inserts and cores using an AlSi7Mg0.3 alloy. From the results of the individual test series, the quantitative shares of the above-mentioned influencing variables in the respective effective heat transfer coefficients were determined by means of analysis of variance. From this, the parameters having the most significant influence on the local heat balance were derived.


Author(s):  
Chih-Jung Kuo ◽  
Yoav Peles

Flow boiling in parallel microchannels with structured reentrant cavities was experimental studied. Flow patterns, boiling inceptions and heat transfer coefficients were obtained and studied for G = 83 kg/m2-s to G = 303 kg/m2-s and heat fluxes up to 643 W/cm2. The heat transfer coefficient-mass velocity and quality relations had been analyzed to identify boiling mechanism. Comparisons of the performance of the enhanced and plain-wall microchannels had also been made. The microchannels with reentrant cavities were shown to promote nucleation of bubbles and to support significantly better reproducibility and uniformity of bubble generation.


Author(s):  
Shoaib Ahmed ◽  
Prashant Singh ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad

Abstract Liquid crystal thermography and infrared thermography techniques are typically employed to measure detailed surface temperatures, where local heat transfer coefficient (HTC) values are calculated by employing suitable conduction models. One such practice, which is very popular and easy to use, is the transient liquid crystal thermography using one-dimensional semi-infinite conduction model. In these experiments, a test surface with low thermal conductivity and low thermal diffusivity (e.g. acrylic) is used where a step-change in coolant air temperature is induced and surface temperature response is recorded. An error minimization routine is then employed to guess heat transfer coefficients of each pixel, where wall temperature evolution is known through an analytical expression. The assumption that heat flow in the solid is essentially in one-dimension, often leads to errors in HTC determination and this error depends on true HTC, wall temperature evolution and HTC gradient. A representative case of array jet impingement under maximum crossflow condition has been considered here. This heat transfer enhancement concept is widely used in gas turbine leading edge and electronics cooling. Jet impingement is a popular cooling technique which results in high convective heat rates and has steep gradients in heat transfer coefficient distribution. In this paper, we have presented a procedure for solution of three-dimensional transient conduction equation using alternating direction implicit method and an error minimization routine to find accurate heat transfer coefficients at relatively lower computational cost. The HTC results obtained using 1D semi-infinite conduction model and 3D conduction model were compared and it was found that the heat transfer coefficient obtained using the 3D model was consistently higher than the conventional 1D model by 3–16%. Significant deviations, as high as 8–20% in local heat transfer at the stagnation points of the jets were observed between h1D and h3D.


Author(s):  
V.B. Sapozhnikov ◽  
V.Yu. Mityakov ◽  
A.V. Mityakov ◽  
A.V. Vintsarevich ◽  
D.V. Gerasimov

We used gradient thermometry to determine local heat transfer coefficients on the fire deck surface. We studied two modes of engine operation, that is, motored and fired. We show that the heat transfer coefficient distribution over the fire deck surface is inhomogeneous. Our investigation results may be used to validate existing models of heat transfer in a combustion chamber.


2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Cudak ◽  
Joanna Karcz

AbstractExperimentally found local heat transfer coefficients are analyzed as a function of the measuring point on the heat transfer surface area of the agitated vessel wall and of the impeller eccentricity. Eccentric Rushton turbine and A 315 impeller are considered. Local heat transfer coefficients were measured by means of the computer-aided electrochemical method. The measurements were performed in an agitated vessel with inner diameter 0.3 m, filled with liquid up to the height equal to the vessel diameter. The experiments were carried out within the turbulent regime of the Newtonian liquid flow in the agitated vessel. The results were compared with the data obtained for the agitated vessel equipped with an eccentrically located axial flow propeller or an HE 3 impeller. Experimental studies show that the distributions of the heat transfer coefficient values depend on the impeller eccentricity, impeller type and the direction of the liquid circulation in the agitated vessel.


Author(s):  
A. M. Ai Dabagh ◽  
G. E. Andrews

The differences in the heat transfer coefficient between the pin and the wall in pin-fin heat transfer was determined for three pin length to diameter ratios. A staggered pin-fin array was used with a 50% duct flow blockage by the pins. The axial pitch-to-pin diameter ratio, X/D, was 1.5 and the transverse pitch-to-diameter ratio, S/D, was 2.0. Three pin length-to-diameter ratios, T/D, of 0.7. 1.0 and 2.2 were investigated. The mean heat transfer coefficient results were very similar to previous work for similar geometries. The axial variation of heat transfer coefficient showed this to be fairly uniform with a small peak at the fourth row. Around each pin four measurements of the heat transfer coefficients were made with four on the fin surface at each end. Thus 12 local heat transfer coefficients were made per pin-fin. These showed that for all three geometries the wall or fin heat transfer was always greater by 15–35% than the pin for the same velocity and Re.


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