A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CHANNEL WITH AN ARRAY OF NOVEL SURFACE ROUGHNESS ELEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-166
Author(s):  
Ritesh Gaur ◽  
Ganesan Sabbani ◽  
Bhamidi V. S. S. S. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Roughness Element ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

Computational Study of Streamfunction-Vorticity Formulation of Incompressible Flow and Heat Transfer Problems

2011 ◽  
Vol 52-54 ◽  
pp. 511-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arup Kumar Borah
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Incompressible Flow ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Continuity Constraint ◽  
Transfer Problems

In this paper we have studied the streamfunction-vorticity formulation can be advantageously used to analyse steady as well as unsteady incompressible flow and heat transfer problems, since it allows the elimination of pressure from the governing equations and automatically satisfies the continuity constraint. On the other hand, the specification of boundary conditions for the streamfunction-vorticity is not easy and a poor evaluation of these conditions may lead to serious difficulties in obtaining a converged solution. The main issue addressed in this paper is the specification in the boundary conditions in the context of finite element of discretization, but approach utilized can be easily extended to finite volume computations.

Computational study on fluid flow and heat transfer characteristic of hollow structured packed bed

2019 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 463-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehua Guo ◽  
Zhongning Sun ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Ming Ding ◽  
Haozhi Bian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristic ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Transfer Characteristic ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

Numerical Research of Roughness Effects on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Flat Microchannels

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heming Yun ◽  
Baoming Chen ◽  
Binjian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Entrance Length ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Roughness Effects ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Research

Roughness effects on flow and heat transfer in flat microchannels has been numerically simulated by using CFD with fluid-solid conjugate heat transfer techniques, the surface roughness has been modeled through a series triangular toothed roughness cells. In this paper, the influence for roughness on the entrance length of flow and heat transfer has been emphasized, the influence for relative roughness on transitional Reynolds number has been also analyzed at the same time.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Liquid Flow and Heat Transfer in Rough Microchannels

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Taocheng Zhao ◽  
Suchen Wu ◽  
Feng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Section Shape ◽  
Poiseuille Number

Although roughness is negligible for laminar flow through tubes in classic fluid mechanics, the surface roughness may play an important role in microscale fluid flow due to the large ratio of surface area to volume. To further verify the influence of rough surfaces on microscale liquid flow and heat transfer, a performance test system of heat transfer and liquid flow was designed and built, and a series of experimental examinations are conducted, in which the microchannel material is stainless steel and the working medium is methanol. The results indicate that the surface roughness plays a significant role in the process of laminar flow and heat transfer in microchannels. In microchannels with roughness characteristics, the Poiseuille number of liquid laminar flow relies not only on the cross section shape of the rough microchannels but also on the Reynolds number of liquid flow. The Poiseuille number of liquid laminar flow in rough microchannels increases with increasing Reynolds number. In addition, the Nusselt number of liquid laminar heat transfer is related not only to the cross section shape of a rough microchannel but also to the Reynolds number of liquid flow, and the Nusselt number increases with increasing Reynolds number.

Numerical Study of Laminar Forced Convection Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer From a Triangular Cylinder Placed in a Channel

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 646-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnab Kumar De ◽  
Amaresh Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Stream Velocity ◽  
Blockage Ratio ◽  
Global Mode ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Wake Instability ◽  
Laminar Forced Convection

Computational study of two-dimensional laminar flow and heat transfer past a triangular cylinder placed in a horizontal channel is presented for the range 80≤Re≤200 and blockage ratio 1/12≤β≤1/3. A second-order accurate finite volume code with nonstaggered arrangement of variables is developed employing momentum interpolation for the pressure-velocity coupling. Global mode of cross-stream velocity oscillations predict the first bifurcation point increases linearly with blockage ratio with no second bifurcation found in the range of Re studied. The Strouhal number and rms of lift coefficient increase significantly with blockage ratio and Reynolds number while overall Nusselt number remains almost unchanged for different blockage ratios. At lower blockage ratios, flow is found to be similar to the unconfined flow and is more prone to wake instability. Instantaneous streak lines provide an excellent means of visualizing the von Kármán vortex street.

An Experimental Investigation on Flow Behavior and Heat Transfer Affected by Roughness in the Circular Micro-Channels

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yitu Tian ◽  
Haiwang Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Spark Erosion ◽  
Circular Microchannel ◽  
Poiseuille Number ◽  
Circular Microchannels

Surface roughness is one of the most important factors to determine the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the microchannel. This paper experimentally and theoretically investigated the effects of surface roughness for the flow and heat transfer behavior within the circular microchannel. The stainless steel circular microchannels were fabricated by electrical spark-erosion perforating and drilling separately to control the relative roughness of the surface which is 1% for drilling method and 1.5% for electrical spark-erosion perforating method. Each test piece includes 44 identical circular microchannels in parallel with diameter of 0.4 mm. In the experiments, the air flowed through the circular microchannels with Reynolds number changing from 200 to 2600. The results showed that the surface roughness in microchannels has a remarkable effect on the performance of flow behavior and heat transfer within the circular microchannel. The values of Poiseuille number and Nusselt number are higher when the surface relative roughness is larger. At the same time, the flow behavior is inconsistent with the behavior within the macrochannel. For the flow behavior, Poiseuille number increases monotonously with the increase of Reynolds number, and is higher than the constant theoretical value. The Reynolds number for the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is between 1400 and 1600. For the heat transfer property, Nusselt number also increases as the increase of the Reynolds number.

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