不同环境条件下土壤温度日变化的计算模拟

应用多孔介质中传热传质的数学模型，对夏天和冬天，环境风速分别为4m／s和1m／s以及环境相对湿度分别为35％和85％这3种情况下高为500mm，半径为250mm的圆柱土壤床中温度的日变化进行了比较。根据数值模拟的结果绘出土壤中不同深度处温度的日变化曲线表明：(1)土壤中各点的温度随气温和土壤表面获得的辐射能的周期性变化而呈周期性变化；(2)随着深度的增加，土壤温度受气温和太阳辐射的影内变小，温度变化的滞后效应越来越明显；(3)在夏天，一天的大部分时间土壤表层的温度高于深层的温度，冬天则恰恰相反；(4)风速对土壤表层的温度影内较大。风速越大，土壤温度降低得越多；(5)干燥气候下，由于土壤水分的蒸发制冷作用，一天中土壤各点的温度低于湿润气候下相应各点的温度，土壤表层尤为明显。     

微细管束换热器结霜及流动对流换热特性实验研究

利用可视化换热器性能实验台测试了微细管束表面在无换热、大温差、凝露条件下不同风速工况的流动损失与空气侧换热系数。同时探究了超低温工况下,相对湿度和风速对微细管束换热器流动换热特性影响。相对湿度增大,湿空气释放潜热增加,结霜量增大,换热器前后压损增加。高速气流具有剪切作用,风速增大会导致结霜迟滞。     

空调房间外墙温度响应的影响因素分析

本文应用有限差分法离散一维变物性非稳态导热方程进行编程,对墙体在不同辐射条件,湿度为30%和70%两种情况下,以及外壁风速在1m/s和3m/s情况下的非稳态导热过程进行计算,得出墙体在不同情况下的温度分布。通过对温度分布和不同截面位置温度达到一天内的峰值时间相对外壁面温度达到一天内的峰值响应时间加以分析,得出了迟滞时间与所在位置的函数关系式。同时对空气湿度变化和外壁面风速改变对墙体导热过程带来的影响进行了分析。     

A hybrid high efficiency single-basin solar still

In this work, an attempt has been made to enhance the distillate output of a single-basin solar still by coupling it with a flat plate solar collector and by coating a thin layer of SnO₂ on one side of the transparent cover plate. The heat transfer fluid was circulated between the still and the collector through a heat exchanger and storage tank by thermosyphonically induced flow. It was observed that good insulation around the storage tank considerably increased the yield at night due to the decrease of ambient temperature. Thermosyphonically induced flow eliminated the need for pumps and control units. A layer of SnO₂ on the transparent cover lowered the thermal radiation loss, one of the major sources of heat energy loss in a solar still. Values for solar radiation, ambient air temperature, salt-water temperature in the basin, temperature of air-vapour mixture within the still, input and output temperatures of the heat exchanger heat transfer fluid, and the distillate yield were collected by a data acquisition system. After making the above modifications, the distillate yield was measured to be 6·745 litres per square metre per day for a September solar radiation of 17820 KJ at Istanbul-Gebze. To compare the distillate yield, a conventional solar still with similar dimensions to those of the improved still was constructed. The overall efficiency of the improved still was found to be 3·26 times the efficiency of the conventional still.     

A field study of the wind effects on the performance of an unglazed transpired solar collector

An experimental study was carried out on a working unglazed transpired solar collector (UTSC) to determine what effects ambient wind has on its performance. The monitoring system included instruments to measure temperatures, collector outlet flow rates, solar radiation, wind speed, and wind direction; as well as an ultrasonic anemometer placed near the centre of the collector. Efficiency was defined as the fraction of incident solar heat flux that went to preheating the transpired air. Our observations indicate a high degree of turbulence near the wall which feeds the near wall region. This is supported by observations of efficiency which decrease monotonically with increasing turbulence intensities. It was also observed that peak efficiencies did not occur at the lowest wind speeds. Both these findings seem to contradict existing laminar boundary layer models for UTSC performance.     

Frost deposition in a parallel plate channel under laminar flow conditions

The subject of this paper is a theoretical and experimental study of frost formation on cooled parallel plates in laminar forced convection. In the experiments time variation of the frost layer thickness was measured at several locations downstream along the test section which was positioned in an open-loop wind tunnel. The parameters varied were air velocity (Reynolds number), air temperature, air humidity ratio, and plate temperature. The process was simulated numerically using a two-dimensional transient model based on the conservation equations of mass, momentum, energy, and species. The physical domain of interest was divided into two subdomains, one for the moist air stream between the plates (gaseous phase), and one for the frost layer (solid phase). The two sets of governing equations were coupled by boundary conditions at the moving interface which required an iterative solution strategy. With this approach, the local distribution of temperature and porosity in the frost layer, which is nearly impossible to obtain in the experiments, could be predicted at any time. The results of the total heat and mass transfer rates as well as the development of the local and average frost thicknesses were compared with the experimental findings.     

Thermal analysis on the cooling performance of a porous evaporative plate for building

In this paper, a wet porous cooling plate has been used for a building wall. Cooling can be achieved due to the evaporation in the porous layer. A mathematical model on the heat and mass transfer in the unsaturated porous media is developed to analyze the influences of ambient conditions and the porous layer thickness on the cooling performance of the porous evaporative plate. With a decrease in ambient relative humidity and an increase in ambient temperature, more cooling of the porous evaporative plate can be supplied for the inside of the room. The heat exchange between the inside surface of the porous plate and the air in the room should be intensified to achieve a higher cooling efficiency of the porous plate. The ambient wind speed and the thickness of the porous plate also have significant influence on the average temperature of the porous plate. All these results should be taken into account for the utilization of the porous evaporative cooling plate. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20284     

Experimental investigations of frost release by hydrophilic surfaces

Frost formation occurs when water vapor in the surrounding air comes into contact with cold surfaces through heat and mass transfer. It is usually an undesirable phenomenon in most refrigeration and cryogenic systems. A few studies have shown that changing the surface energy, such as increasing the surface hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity, has significant effects on frost growth. In this paper, a kind of hydrophilic polymer paint is formulated to counteract frost deposition on cold surfaces. The coated surface can retard frost formation up to three hours under low plate temperatures (− 15.3°C) and high air humidity (72%). To test the antifrosting performance of the hydrophilic paint under more practical conditions, it is applied to a fin-and-tube heat exchanger and a domestic refrigerator at a coating thickness of 30 μm. Comparisons of frost deposition, pressure drops, and outlet temperatures are made between uncoated and coated heat exchangers. Under conditions of high air temperature (2.2°C) and relative high air humidity (90%), the paint prolongs the defrosting interval from 80 to 137 min. Experimental observations also show that the coated hydrophilic fins are free of frost deposition during the entire course of the test and that the coating has no significant additional thermal resistance.     

Performance of unglazed solar ventilation air pre-heaters for broiler barns

Solar radiation is an interesting heat source for applications requiring a limited amount of energy, such as pre-heating cold fresh air used in venting livestock barns. The objective of this study was to evaluate the energy recovery efficiency of a solar air pre-heater consisting of an unglazed perforated black corrugated siding where the incoming fresh ventilation air picks up heat from its face and back. Installed on the southeast wall of two broiler barns located 40 km east of Montreal, Canada, the performance of solar air pre-heaters was monitored over 2 years. Sensors inside the barns monitored the temperature of the ambient air, that pre-heated by the solar collector and that exhausted by one of the three operating fans. An on-site weather station measured ambient air temperature, wind direction and velocity and radiation energy absorbed on a vertical plane parallel to the unglazed solar air pre-heaters. The measured vertical solar radiation value was used to evaluate the heat recovery efficiency of the unglazed solar air pre-heaters. Using data from the Varennes Environment Canada weather station located 30 km northwest, the solar sensors were found to measure the absorbed solar radiation with a maximum error of 7%, including differences in exterior air moisture. Unglazed, the efficiency of the solar air pre-heaters reached 65% for wind velocities under 2 m/s, but dropped below 25% for wind velocities exceeding 7 m/s. Nevertheless, the unglazed solar air pre-heaters were able to reduce the heating load especially in March of both years. Over a period starting in November and ending in March, the solar air heaters recovered an energy value equivalent to an annual return on investment of 4.7%.     

Prediction of an effective cooling output of the fin-and-tube heat exchanger under frosting conditions

In the paper, an analysis of heat and mass transfer during frost formation on a fin-and-tube heat exchanger has been presented. For calculation of an exchanged heat flux, a transient two-dimensional mathematical model of frost formation has been developed and numerically solved. The mathematical model and numerical procedure have been experimentally validated. For determination of an effectively exchanged heat flux inside the heat exchanger, the influence of the augmented heat transfer resistance and impact of the defrosting process have been taken into account. A detailed calculation of the frost growth rate has been a base for determination of heat transfer resistance of the frost layer. The influence of frost formation on the overall heat transfer coefficient has also been analysed. The effective exchanged heat flux has been calculated for different operating conditions, durations of cooling cycle as well as defrosting heat fluxes. Results have shown that the effectively exchanged heat flux significantly depends on operating conditions, such as air humidity and temperature, as well as the cooling cycle duration.     

太阳辐射强度和温度对增强型冷却塔换热性能影响的研究

太阳能增强型自然通风冷却塔(SENDDCT)作为一种新型空气冷却系统,可利用太阳能提高自然通风冷却塔的效率。利用FLUENT软件建立太阳能增强型冷却塔的三维模型,研究太阳辐射强度和环境温度对其性能的影响;同时设计并搭建太阳能增强型冷却塔的实验系统,在实际天气条件下研究太阳辐射强度对其换热性能的影响。模拟结果表明太阳辐射强度一定时,通过换热器的空气流速以及换热率都会随着环境温度升高而降低。太阳辐射强度为500 W时,环境温度由10℃升到40℃,换热率由1.106 kW下降到0.281 kW。实验结果表明有辐射时冷却塔入口处的平均空气温度要比无辐射时的高5℃;实验期间无辐射时的平均换热率为0.682 kW,有辐射时的平均换热率为0.794 kW,即利用太阳能将平均换热率提高了0.112 kW。     

Wind effect on the performance of a solar organic Rankine cycle

The effects of wind, ambient temperature and solar radiation on the simultaneous productions of mechanical work and heat by a solar Rankine cycle are studied. The on site experimental study uses the pentafluorobutane R365mfc as working fluid in a system consisting of a small-scale single glazed flat plate collector, a micro turbine, a condenser and a pump. The theoretical study focuses on the prediction of the optimum operating temperature of the collector according to the solar radiation, the temperature of air and the wind speed. Then, the total production of mechanical and thermal energy is calculated during a sunny day for which various wind speeds are simulated. The results highlight the effect of wind on the corresponding production and they also establish the value of the recommended evaporating temperature according to weather conditions.     

Prediction of the air temperature and humidity at the outlet of a cooling coil using neural networks

The main objective of this study is to predict air temperature and humidity at the outlet of a wire-on-tube type heat exchanger using neural networks. For this purpose, initially the heat exchanger was coupled to a refrigeration unit and placed in a wind tunnel. Afterwards, its performance was tested under various experimental conditions. We measured nine input parameters, namely, temperature and humidity of the air entering the coil, air velocity, frost weight, the temperature at the coil surface, mass flow rate of the heat transfer fluid and its temperatures at the inlet and outlet of the coil along with ambient temperature. Additionally, we measured temperature and humidity of the air leaving the coil as the output parameters. Then, a feed-forward neural network based on backpropagation algorithm was developed to model the thermal performance of the coil. The artificial neural network (ANN) was trained using the experimental data to predict the air conditions at the outlet of the coil. The predicted values are found to be in good agreement with the actual values from the experiments with mean relative errors less than 1% for outlet air temperature and 2% for outlet humidity. This demonstrates that the neural network presented can help the manufacturer predict the performance of cooling coils in air-conditioning systems under various operating conditions.     

Saturated solar ponds: 1. Simulation procedure

The mass and energy balances on the upper convective zone, nonconvective zone, and lower convective zone of a saturated solar pond are written to yield a set of nonlinear partial differential equations. These are solved numerically to predict the thermal performance of the pond over a long period of time for various initial and boundary conditions. This model considers external parameters such as hourly variation of incident solar radiation, ambient temperature, air velocity, and relative humidity. Temperature and concentration dependence of density, thermal conductivity, specific heat, and mass diffusivity are taken into account. Heat transfer modes considered between the upper convective zone and the ambient are convection, evaporation, and radiation. Ground heat losses from the lower convective zone are also considered. This model is used to study the development of temperature and concentration profiles inside a saturated solar pond. This model can also be used to predict the long-term performance of a saturated solar pond for various heat extraction temperatures and rates.     

Frost growth and densification in laminar flow over flat surfaces

One-dimensional frost growth and densification in laminar flow over flat surfaces has been theoretically investigated. Improved representations of frost density and effective thermal conductivity applicable to a wide range of frost circumstances have been incorporated. The validity of the proposed model considering heat and mass diffusion in the frost layer is tested by a comparison of the predictions with data from various investigators for frost parameters including frost thickness, frost surface temperature, frost density and heat flux. The test conditions cover a range of wall temperature, air humidity ratio, air velocity, and air temperature, and the effect of these variables on the frost parameters has been exemplified. Satisfactory agreement is achieved between the model predictions and the various test data considered. The prevailing uncertainties concerning the role of air velocity and air temperature on frost development have been elucidated. It is concluded that that for flat surfaces increases in air velocity have no appreciable effect on frost thickness but contribute to significant frost densification, while increase in air temperatures results in a slight increase the frost thickness and appreciable frost densification.     

Frosting of heat pump with heat recovery facility

This paper aims to prolong the heat pump frost time and reduce its growth with heat recovery facility, which should mix the exhausted indoor and outdoor air before entering the evaporator. An ideal mathematic model is developed for heat transfer, frost generation and airside pressure drop. The properties of the mixture would be obtained by solving the mass and energy conservation equations. A parametric analysis is performed to investigate the effects of air inlet temperature, relative humidity and air mass flow rate on total heat transfer coefficient, frost thickness and airside pressure drop, respectively. The results show that rationalizing the ratio of indoor and outdoor air could prolong frosting time and reduce the frost thickness greatly. The total heat transfer coefficient, frost thickness and airside pressure drop increase monotonically with time going, but are not proportional. Decreasing the mixture inlet air temperature and relative humidity could essentially reduce frost growth on the tube surfaces. This can also be observed when increasing the air mass flow rate.     

Mechanically aspirated radiation shields: A CFD and neural network design analysis

Accurate air temperature measurements made by surface meteorological stations are demanded by climate research programs for various uses. Heating of the temperature sensor due to coupling with the environment can lead to significant errors. Therefore, accurate in situ temperature measurements require shielding the sensor from exposure to direct and reflected solar radiation, while also allowing the sensor to be brought into contact with atmospheric air at the ambient temperature. The difficulty in designing a radiation shield for such a temperature sensor lies in satisfying these two conditions simultaneously. In this paper, we perform a computational fluid dynamics analysis of mechanically aspirated radiation shields (MARS) to study the effect of geometry, wind speed, and interplay of multiple heat transfer processes. Finally, an artificial neural network model is developed to learn the relationship between the temperature error and specified input variables. The model is then used to perform a sensitivity analysis and design optimization.     

Frost distribution characteristics of laminar airflow on cold surface of mini-channels

This study was performed for simulating frosting characteristics that occurred on the surface of plate fins of the outside heat exchanger. Test section with local cooling modules at the central part was made as the rectangular cross sectional passage to imitate the outside heat exchanger. Local frost thickness distributions for test conditions having three experimental parameters (plate wall temperature, air humidity and velocity) were presented. Leading edge effect of the plate was clearly confirmed from the measured frost thickness distributions. The central part of the plate had the highest frost thickness because cooling devices were installed at the center of the plate. Due to different heat and mass transfer characteristics of upstream flow and downstream flow, the frost thickness of upstream area was much higher than that of downstream. The effects of plate surface temperature, humidity and velocity of inlet flow on frost thickness, and sensible and latent heat fluxes were analyzed.     

Heat losses in Grätzel solar cells

The absorption and reflection spectra of a Grätzel-type solar cell were evaluated in terms of heat losses. Using these experimental data, the temperature distribution inside the solar cell was calculated. The temperature-controlling process in this cell is the heat transfer from the cell to the environment. Assuming the environment temperature of 25°C, the natural air convection leads to the temperature of 46.9°C inside the TiO₂ layer. Forced air convection causes the decrease, up to 30.1°C at the wind speed of 10 m s⁻¹. Variations in the cell dimensions, except the active layer length, have only a small effect on the temperature field, compared to the variations in the heat transfer coefficients.     

A passive solar water heating system for vineyard frost protection

The threat of frost during spring time (after ‘bud burst’) is an ever present danger to the vineyard owner. To minimise the risk, in addition to good site selection and vineyard management, a number of active frost protection systems are available. Most active methods of frost protection are costly in monetary terms and can also have a detrimental effect on the environment. This work presents the design and performance of a passive solar water heating quilt system under real vineyard operating conditions. Two vineyard sites were selected, and the solar water heating quilt design was evaluated over a three-month period. Detailed measurements of the temperature below and above the soil surface, levels of incident solar radiation and the wind direction and speed were recorded. Field study results indicate that the quilts can improve the solar collection and heat retention of the soil, resulting in increased temperatures during frost events of up to 1 °C in air space immediately adjacent to the solar quilts when compared to conditions off the protected area. In addition, the time period during which the frost remains a danger to the vine is also reduced. When heat collection, storage and extraction rates are investigated, simplified calculations indicate that the solar quilt can improve collection by 38.5% over bare soil, resulting in the release of 32% more heat. Extrapolated to vineyard coverage, this could result in an extra 3500 MJ of heat per hectare per (typical frost event condition) day.