NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF FLOW STRUCTURE AND TURBULENT HEAT TRANSFER IN A SQUARE RIBBED CHANNEL WITH VARYING RIB PITCH RATIO

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aayan Khalid ◽  
Gongnan Xie ◽  
Bengt Sunden
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Ribbed Channel ◽  
Pitch Ratio

Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flume Heat Transfer at Pr = 5.4: Impact of the Smallest Temperature Scales

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bergant ◽  
I. Tiselj
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Passive Scalar ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Temperature Scales ◽  
Highly Correlated

In the present paper a role of the smallest diffusive scales of a passive scalar field in the near-wall turbulent flow was examined with pseudo-spectral numerical simulations. Temperature fields were analyzed at friction Reynolds number Reτ = 170.8 and at Prandtl number, Pr = 5.4. Results of direct numerical simulation (DNS) were compared with the under-resolved simulation where the velocity field was still resolved with the DNS accuracy, while a coarser grid was used to describe the temperature field. Since the smallest temperature scales remained unresolved in this simulation, an appropriate spectral turbulent thermal diffusivity was applied to avoid pileup at higher wave numbers. In spite of coarser numerical grid, the temperature field is still highly correlated with the DNS results, and thus point to practically negligible role of the diffusive temperature scales on the macroscopic behavior of the turbulent heat transfer.

Characterization of Turbulent Heat Transfer in Ribbed Pipe Flow

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Changwoo Kang ◽  
Kyung-Soo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Pipe Flow ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Pitch Ratio ◽  
The Mean

In the current investigation, we performed large eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent heat transfer in circular ribbed-pipe flow in order to study the effects of periodically mounted square ribs on heat transfer characteristics. The ribs were implemented on a cylindrical coordinate system by using an immersed boundary method, and dynamic subgrid-scale models were used to model Reynolds stresses and turbulent heat flux terms. A constant and uniform wall heat flux was imposed on all the solid boundaries. The Reynolds number (Re) based on the bulk velocity and pipe diameter is 24,000, and Prandtl number is fixed at Pr = 0.71. The blockage ratio (BR) based on the pipe diameter and rib height is fixed with 0.0625, while the pitch ratio based on the rib interval and rib height is varied with 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 18. Since the pitch ratio is the key parameter that can change flow topology, we focus on its effects on the characteristics of turbulent heat transfer. Mean flow and temperature fields are presented in the form of streamlines and contours. How the surface roughness, manifested by the wall-mounted ribs, affects the mean streamwise-velocity profile was investigated by comparing the roughness function. Local heat transfer distributions between two neighboring ribs were obtained for the pitch ratios under consideration. The flow structures related to heat transfer enhancement were identified. Friction factors and mean heat transfer enhancement factors were calculated from the mean flow and temperature fields, respectively. Furthermore, the friction and heat-transfer correlations currently available in the literature for turbulent pipe flow with surface roughness were revisited and evaluated with the LES data. A simple Nusselt number correlation is also proposed for turbulent heat transfer in ribbed pipe flow.

scholarly journals Measurements of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Rectangular Channel With Repeated Perforated Ribs of Various Widths

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Jiang Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Open Area ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Ribbed Channel

This paper presents experimental results of turbulent heat transfer and friction loss in a rectangular channel with perforated ribs of different widths. Repeated perforated ribs with a height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratio of h/De = 0.081 are arranged on the two opposite walls of the channel with an in-line fashion. Five rib width-to-height ratios (w/h = 0.16, 0.35, 0.5, 0.7, and 1.0) are examined. The rib open-area ratio (β) and Reynolds number (Re) vary from 0 to 0.44, and 8,000 to 55,000, respectively. Previous results of the solid ribs of square shape are also included for comparison. Finite-fringe interferometry is employed to visualize the flow patterns and determine the rib permeability. The results show that the rib width-to-height ratio significantly influences the heat transfer and friction characteristics in a perforated-ribbed channel by affecting the rib permeability. It is further found a slender perforated rib in a higher Reynolds number range allows the rib to be permeable. Moreover, the critical Reynolds number of initiation of flow permeability decreases with decreasing the rib width-to-height ratio at a fixed rib open-area ratio. Friction and heat transfer correlations are also developed in terms of the flow and rib parameters.

scholarly journals Steady interaction of a turbulent plane jet with a rectangular heated cavity

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1485-1498
Author(s):  
Farida Iachachene ◽  
Amina Mataoui ◽  
Yacine Halouane
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Potential Core

Turbulent heat transfer between a confined jet flowing in a hot rectangular cavity is studied numerically by finite volume method using the k-w SST one point closure turbulence model. The location of the jet inside the cavity is chosen so that the flow is in the non-oscillation regime. The flow structure is described for different jet-to-bottom-wall distances. A parametrical study was conducted to identify the influence of the jet exit location and the Reynolds number on the heat transfer coefficient. The parameters of this study are: the jet exit Reynolds number (Re, 1560< Re <33333), the temperature difference between the cavity heated wall and the jet exit (DT=60?C) and the jet location inside the cavity (Lf, 2? Lf? 10 and Lh 2.5<Lh?10). The Nusselt number increased and attained its maximum value at the stagnation points and then decreased. The flow structure is found in good agreement with the available experimental data. The maximum local heat transfer between the cavity walls and the flow occurs at the potential core end. The ratio between the stagnation point Nusselt numbers of the cavity bottom (NuB0) to the maximum Nusselt number on the lateral cavity wall (NuLmax) decreased with the Reynolds number for all considered impinging distances. For a given lateral confinement, the stagnation Nusselt number of the asymmetrical interaction Lh?10 is almost equal to that of the symmetrical interaction Lh=10.

Determination of Flow Characteristics and Turbulent Heat Transfer in a Ribbed Roughened Square Duct, Part 1: Turbulence Models

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 2359-2363
Author(s):  
Amin Etminan ◽  
H. Jafarizadeh ◽  
M. Moosavi ◽  
K. Akramian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Turbulent Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Turbulent Model ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Rans Models

Nowadays, many researchers works in fluid dynamics has been concentrated on determine the suitable turbulent model for better describing the flow structure and heat transfer characteristics in a specific problem, there are a lot of cases which are necessary about designation of an optimized turbulent model. In the present work, a ribbed roughened square duct has been investigated numerically. A two-dimensionally study has been done to evaluate the flow structure, heat transfer and computational efforts of seven turbulent RANS models, contemporaneously. In the Part 1 of this study turbulence models, which are used in these type of problems has been investigated. In the next, advantages of introduced turbulence models has been present and explained. The results of numerical simulations will be presented in the Part 2.

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