scholarly journals Heat Transfer Across Tube Banks With a Passive Control Vortex Generator in Steady One-Directional and Oscillatory Flows

CFD letters ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Chou Aw Lin ◽  
Fatimah Al-Zahrah Mohd Sa’at ◽  
Fadhilah Shikh Anuar ◽  
Mohamad Firdaus Sukri ◽  
Mohd Zaid Akop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Steady Flow ◽  
Flow Condition ◽  
Oscillatory Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Dimensionless Quantity ◽  
Tube Banks

Fluid can flow in one-directional (normal flow) or oscillatory conditions. Fluid flow in some energy system involved oscillatory flow condition. The use of vortex generator has been proven to improve heat transfer in the case of one-directional flow but the impact of vortex generator in oscillatory flow condition is yet unknown. This study focusses on the heat transfer performance across a heated tube banks using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. Two flow conditions were modelled: steady one-directional and oscillatory flow conditions. Two-dimensional CFD models of steady flow and oscillatory flow were solved using the SST k-? turbulence model for two different cases of heated tube banks with and without the vortex generators. The heat transfer performance for both flow conditions were analysed by considering a heat transfer parameter known as Colburn-j factor. Results showed that the use of a vortex generator increased the heat transfer enhancement, regardless of the flow conditions. However, it is also noted that the heat transfer behaviour in a steady flow and an oscillatory flow is not the same, especially with the appearance of secondary flows in the system. The difference is discussed with respect to dimensionless quantity of Colburn j-factor, the non-dimensionless quantity, and the amplitude of temperature field. The result indicates that the heat equation in the steady flow condition is not very suitable to be directly used in oscillatory flow conditions. Appropriate heat equation needs to be properly addressed for situations that involve oscillatory flow motion.

A Study on Flow Boiling in Microchannel With Piranha Pin Fin

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Yu ◽  
C. Woodcock ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
J. Plawsky ◽  
Y. Peles
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

In this paper we reported an advanced structure, the Piranha Pin Fin (PPF), for microchannel flow boiling. Fluid flow and heat transfer performance were evaluated in detail with HFE7000 as working fluid. Surface temperature, pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient and critical heat flux (CHF) were experimentally obtained and discussed. Furthermore, microchannels with different PPF geometrical configurations were investigated. At the same time, tests for different flow conditions were conducted and analyzed. It turned out that microchannel with PPF can realize high-heat flux dissipation with reasonable pressure drop. Both flow conditions and PPF configuration played important roles for both fluid flow and heat transfer performance. This study provided useful reference for further PPF design in microchannel for flow boiling.

Heat Transfer Enhancement With Delta Winglets Vortex Generator for Different Arrangement in a Circular Tube

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Islam ◽  
A. Nurizki ◽  
A. Kareem ◽  
A. Baba
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Circular Tube ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Attack Angle ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Pitch Ratio

Various technologies have been developed to enhance the heat transfer. Vortex generator (VG) is one of the passive techniques which can change the flow behavior and ultimately enhances the heat transfer performance. Delta winglet (DW) vortex generator can create longitudinal and horseshoe vortices which do not decay until further downstream and consequently increase heat transfer coefficient with comparatively lower pressure drop. With this vortex generator, it is expected to have higher Nusselt number with some increase of friction factor. Therefore, this study is to study the effect of pitch ratio (PR) and attack angle (B) of DW vortex generator to increase the thermal performance of heat exchanger. Four delta winglets are attached into a ring. Those rings attached with VGs will be used to investigate the influence of different parameters to heat transfer performance. In this study VGs were placed inside a circular copper tube and the heating coil was wrapped up around the outer surface of the copper tube to generate a constant heat flux condition. The experimental setup consists of a blower, orifice meter, flow straightener, calm/flow developing section and test section. The results show the friction factor, Nusselt number, and Thermal Performance Enhancement. It increases the thermal performance due to the formation of longitudinal vortex inside the circular tube. Pitch ratio and attack angle seem to have significant impact on the flow and heat transfer. The Pitch ratio of 1.6 have the highest impact on both (f/f0) and (Nu/Nuo) followed by attack angle. Smoke flow visualization technique was used to study flow behavior and flow structures.

0628 A Study on Heat Transfer Performance of Rectangular Channel with Vortex Generator

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (0) ◽  
pp. _0628-01_-_0628-02_
Author(s):  
Yuichirou MURAKAMI ◽  
Itsuro HONDA ◽  
Mitsuru IWASAKI ◽  
Junichiro HARA
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Transfer Performance

scholarly journals Airside Performance of H-Type Finned Tube Banks with Surface Modifications

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradhyumn Bhale ◽  
Mrinal Kaushik ◽  
Jane-Sunn Liaw ◽  
Chi-Chuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Weight Saving ◽  
Area Reduction ◽  
Tube Banks ◽  
Surface Area Reduction

The present study numerically investigates some novel modifications to augment the performance of the H-type finned tube banks, which are widely used in waste heat recovery in industries. The imposed modifications upon the original H-type finned tube banks include the following: (1) Design 1 contains some triangular cuts at the edge of the original rectangular fin; (2) Design 2 modifies the original rectangular geometry into a trapezoid shape; (3) Design 3 renders the original rectangular cross-section fin thickness into trapezoid cross-section; and (4) Design 4 changes the original rectangular shape into a circular shape. Based on the simulations, it is found that Design 1 shows barely any improvements in the heat transfer performance and surface area reduction. Design 2 can provide some weight saving and surface area reduction at a slightly inferior heat transfer performance. Design 3 can offer up to 14% improvements in the overall heat transfer performance without any pumping power penalty. Yet, Design 4 provides the maximum weight saving as compared to the original reference case. With 3–9% lesser surface area than the reference case, Design 4 still offers marginally higher heat transfer performance.

Effects of a Vortex Generator Pair on Jet Impingement Heat Transfer in Cross-Flow

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenglong Wang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Bengt Sundén ◽  
Johan Revstedt
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Stagnation Region ◽  
Impingement Heat Transfer ◽  
Jet Nozzle

Jet impingement cooling is commonly used in gas turbines. Usually the spent air from the upstream jets forms a cross-flow past the downstream jets, which degrades their heat transfer performance. In the present study, a new method was proposed to promote the jet penetration and enhance the impingement heat transfer. By placing a delta-winglet vortex generator pair (VGP) in the cross-flow upstream of the jet nozzle, it is found that the impingement heat transfer on the target wall is significantly enhanced. The stagnation region shifts upstream and expands compared to the original case. The stagnation and area-averaged Nusselt numbers also increased. The effects of the distance between the VGP and the jet nozzle l1 were also investigated. The optimal spacing l1 is suggested to be 4d, giving the best heat transfer performance. This study sheds new light on the enhancement of jet impingement heat transfer in a cross-flow.

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