scholarly journals NUMERICAL STUDY FOR THE FULL-SCALE ANALYSIS OF PLATE-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER USING ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW NETWORK MODEL and ε-NTU METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minsung Kim ◽  
June Kee Min ◽  
Man Yeong Ha
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Flow Network ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Flow ◽  
Plate Type

Theoretical and Computational Analysis of an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Installation Cooling System

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parthiv N. Shah ◽  
Tricia Waniewski Sur ◽  
R. Scott Miskovish ◽  
Albert Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Network Model ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Flow Network ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Flow ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
The One

This paper presents a theoretical one-dimensional model and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a tailcone-installed APU cooling system. The work is motivated by the need to deliver sufficient cooling airflow to critical components within an aircraft tailcone compartment. The cooling system considered herein utilizes (1) an eductor system at the APU exhaust and (2) a ram air scoop near an upstream inlet to the compartment to induce the necessary cooling flow during ground and in-flight APU operation. A one-dimensional flow network model provides a framework for the quantification and matching of eductor pumping and system pressure drop characteristics. Detailed CFD models that simulate internal tailcone compartment flows driven by ambient conditions external to the aircraft in ground or flight operation support the one-dimensional model and are used to characterize component performance and assess different scoop and eductor designs. The one-dimensional flow network model is calibrated to the CFD results to predict system cooling performance under known APU loads at points on the ground and in the flight envelope. The agreement between the models is encouraging and suggests the modeling framework and CFD techniques discussed will be applicable to future designs and improvements of eductor-driven aircraft compartment cooling systems.

Natural Convective Flow and Heat Transfer in a Collector Storage with an Immersed Heat Exchanger: Numerical Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Su ◽  
Jane H. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Heat Transfer Process ◽  
Strong Mixing ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional Model

A three-dimensional model and dimensionless scale analysis of the transient fluid dynamics and heat transfer in an inclined adiabatic water-filled enclosure with an immersed cylindrical cold sink is presented. The geometry represents an integral collector storage system with an immersed heat exchanger. The modeled enclosure has an aspect ratio of 6:1 and is inclined at 30deg to the horizontal. The heat exchanger is represented by a constant surface temperature horizontal cylinder positioned near the top of the enclosure. A scale analysis of the transient heat transfer process identifies four temporal periods: conduction, quasi-steady, fluctuating, and decay. It also provides general formulations for the transient Nusselt number, and volume-averaged water temperature in the enclosure. Insight to the transient fluid and thermal processes is provided by presentation of instantaneous flow streamlines and isotherm contours during each transient period. The flow field consists of two distinct zones. The zone above the cold sink is nearly stagnant. The larger zone below the sink is one of strong mixing and recirculation initiated by the cold plume formed in the boundary layer of the cylindrical sink. Correlations for the transient Nusselt number and the dimensionless volume-averaged tank temperature predicted from the model compare favorably to prior measured data. Fluid motion in the enclosure enhances heat transfer compared to that of a cylinder in an unbounded fluid.

Natural Convective Flow and Heat Transfer in a Collector Storage With an Immersed Heat Exchanger: Numerical Study

Solar Energy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Su ◽  
Jane H. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Transfer Process ◽  
Strong Mixing ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional Model

A three-dimensional model and dimensionless scale analysis of the transient fluid dynamics and heat transfer in an inclined adiabatic water-filled enclosure with an immersed cylindrical cold sink is presented. The geometry represents an integral collector storage system with an immersed heat exchanger. The modeled enclosure has an aspect ratio of 6:1 and is inclined at 30 degrees to the horizontal. The heat exchanger is represented by a constant surface temperature horizontal cylinder positioned near the top of the enclosure. A scale analysis of the transient heat transfer process identifies four temporal periods: conduction, quasi-steady, fluctuating and decay. It also provides general formulations for the transient Nusselt number, and volume averaged water temperature in the enclosure. Insight to the transient fluid and thermal processes is provided by presentation of instantaneous flow streamlines and isotherm contours during each transient period. The flow field consists of two distinct zones. The zone above the cold sink is nearly stagnant. The larger zone below the sink is one of strong mixing and recirculation initiated by the cold plume formed in the boundary layer of the cylindrical sink. Correlations predicted with the model for the transient Nusselt number and the dimensionless volume averaged tank temperature expressed in terms of the initial Rayleigh number compare favorably to prior measured data.

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