Numerical analysis of the flow and heat transfer characteristics for forced convection-radiation in entrance region of an internally finned tubes

The flow and heat transfer characteristics of combined forced convection and radiation in the entrance region of internally finned tubes are investigated numerically in this paper. The uniform flow is considered for an inlet flow condition. A three dimensional parabolic problem is solved by a marching-type procedure envolving a series of two dimensional elliptic problems in the cross-stream plane. The SIMPLER-algorithm and Raithby's pressure-velocity coupling method are employed to analyze the flow and heat transfer characteristics. For the calculation of radiative heat transfer, the P₁-approximation and the weighted sum of gray gases method (WSGGM) are used. The effects of fin height, number of fins, optical thickness, reference temperature, and Planck number on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are examined. It was found that the effect of fin-height on the heat transfer characteristic is more dominant than that of number of fins. The present results show that the optimal non-dimensional fin height and number of fins are 0.4 and 16, respectively.     

Thermal characteristics of louvered fins with a low-reynolds number flow

A heat recovery system is crucial for the effective use of energy where heat rejection from production processes is unavoidable and must be reused. The response of the louvered fins to the low-Reynolds number hot gas is yet to be reported in the literature for the application of a heat exchanger on low-speed hot plume arising from heat sources in production processes. This study focuses on the effects of the louvered fin heat exchanger’s design parameters, which include the louver pitch and louver angle, on the convective heat transfer, which defines the thermal interaction between the hot, buoyant, naturally-induced air and the louvered fins. The resulting Colburn factors (j) are compared with those derived under forced convection with a similar range of low Reynolds number (233 to 1024). All experiments are done on a 15:1 scaled-up model. The fin aspect ratios between the fin spacing and louver pitch are set at 0.75, 1, and 1.5, while the louver angles are set at 18°, 23°, 30°, 35°, and 40°. The Colburn factor strongly depends on the louver angle, especially at the lower range of the Reynolds number. The decreasing aspect ratio induces more hot buoyant air into the louver-formed channels, increasing the heat transfer rate. When the fin angle increases towards 30°, a larger Colburn factor is produced. However, the heat transfer characteristic drops as the angle goes beyond 30°. The highest j for the low speed flow is attained when the louver angle is 30° and the fin aspect ratio is 1.     

Constructal design of finned tubes used in air-cooled heat exchangers

The present study documents the constructal design and optimization of finned tubes used in air-cooled heat exchangers. The considered tubes are equipped with annular fins. The aim is to minimize the overall thermal resistance by morphing the geometry. The geometrical and thermo-physical parameters considered are the number of fins, ratio of fin height to tube diameter, Stanton number, ratio of fin conductivity to air conductivity, ratio of in-tube fluid conductivity to air conductivity and dimensionless pressure drop. Two constraints are applied in the optimization process: fixed overall volume of heat exchanger and fixed volume fraction of fin material. It is found that there exist optimal values for the number and the height of fins. Moreover, the optimal heat transfer has an extremum in a special volume fraction of fin material.     

散热器翅片结构对流体流动及换热过程影响的数值仿真研究

用CFD软件FLUENT对散热器常用的平翅片和波纹翅片表面的流体流动及换热过程进行了数值模拟,获得了翅片表面的流场、温度场、压力场以及换热量、换热系数的变化规律。模拟结果表明在相同气流量的条件下,波纹翅片的压力损失比平翅片的大,平均表面换热系数及换热量均比平翅片的高,翅片的形状结构对流场分布和强化换热效果的影响较大。     

新型同轴套管式换热器强化传热研究

同轴套管式地热能开采技术是用于中深层地热能开采的有效方式。为了增强同轴套管式换热器的换热效率,提出了一种带螺旋翅片的新型同轴套管式换热器。基于有限体积法,对比分析新型与普通型同轴套管式换热器的换热性能,得到螺旋翅片结构对换热性能的影响,揭示其强化传热机理。结果表明：通过增加螺旋翅片的翅高或减小螺旋翅片的螺距,可有效增强同轴套管式换热器内流体流动的湍流动能,达到提高换热性能的目的;与普通光滑管换热器相比,翅高为19 mm,螺距为300 mm的新型换热器在雷诺数为27000时,努赛尔数提高了35.5%,摩擦系数提高了91%,热性能系数达到最高1.093;增加翅片和减小螺距都可以增加采出温度和采热功率,翅高为19 mm,螺距为300 mm换热器较光滑管换热器采热温度提高了5.4 K,采热功率提高了32.4%。为高效同轴套管式换热器设计提供了理论依据。     

基于COMSOL Multiphysics的三角形肋片传热数值模拟

以三角形肋片为研究对象,采用COMSOL Multiphysics软件得到三角形肋片的温度场分布,并分析肋片长度和高度比对肋片传热性能的影响.结果表明：肋片温度从根部到顶部依次降低.最大无量纲温度最小值下的肋片形状受参数影响较为明显,试验所得结果为肋片的优化设计提供了重要指导.     

平直翅片热管散热器的正交数值模拟优化

文中以平直翅片热管散热器为研究对象,研究了翅片厚度、翅片间距、翅片高度、翅片宽度和热管直径 5 个结构参数对翅片换热性能和阻力特性的影响,采用正交实验设计的方法设计了上述结构参数的 15 个组合方案,利用 CFD 数值模拟的方法对每个组合方案下翅片的流动换热性能进行了模拟。以努塞尔数 Nu 、阻力系数f、传热性能综合评价指标(Performance Evaluation Criteria, PEC)作为评价指标,在每个评价指标下利用极差分析挑选出性能最优的组合方案。 该方法能快速获得散热器结构的优化方案,并分析出主要影响因素,对工程应用有一定的指导意义。 结果表明:影响 Nu 和 f 的最主要因素是热管直径,影响 PEC 的最主要因素是翅片厚度。 对于本文研究的散热器,其最优参数组合方案为:翅片厚度为 0. 6 mm,翅片间距为 2. 2 mm,热管直径为 6 mm,翅片高度为 65 mm,翅片宽度为 28 mm。     

Numerical investigation of buoyancy effects on hydromagnetic unsteady flow through a porous channel with suction/injection

The paper focus on first and second laws analysis for flow and heat transfer inside a vertical channel made of two uniformly porous parallel plates with suction/injection under the combined action of buoyancy force, transverse magnetic field and constant pressure gradient. Both vertical walls are kept isothermal at the same temperatures and the flow of the conducting fluid is assumed to be unsteady with variable viscosity. The nonlinear governing equations in Cartesian coordinate are obtained and solved numerically using semi-implicit finite difference techniques to develop expressions for velocity and temperature profiles. The entropy generation number, irreversibility distribution ratio and Bejan number are presented graphically and discussed quantitatively for various values of the embedded parameters.     

Combined convection and radiation in a tube with circumferential fins and circular disks

Combined convection and radiation heat transfer in a circular tube with circumferential fins and circular disks is investigated for various operating conditions. Using a finite volume technique for steady laminar flow, the governing equations are solved in order to study the flow and temperature fields. TheP- 1 approximation and the weighted sum of gray gases model (WSGGM) are used for solving the radiation transport equation. The results show that the total Nusselt number of combined convection and radiation is higher than that of pure convection. If the temperatures of the combustion gas and the wall in a tube are high, radiation becomes dominant. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the effect of radiation on the total heat transfer. Key Words: Convection, Radiation, Nongray Radiation,P- 1 Approximation, Weighted Sum of Gray Gases Model     

百叶窗翅片车辆散热器性能研究

通过数值模拟方法对百叶窗翅片散热器流道中流体的流动和传热性能进行研究,将数值模拟结果与文献实验关联式计算结果进行对比,验证了数值模拟方法的正确性。将百叶窗翅片散热器的翅片间距与百叶窗间距两者关联起来,分析了其比值Fp/Lp和百叶窗倾角对于百叶窗翅片流道传热和压降性能的影响。而后分析了百叶窗翅片结构参数对于百叶窗流道间流体流动效率的影响。研究表明,百叶窗翅片的传热系数和压降随着Re数的增大而增大,随着百叶窗翅片间距与百叶窗间距比值Fp/Lp的增大而减小,随着百叶窗倾角的增大而增大。流动效率随着Re数的增大而增大,随着百叶窗翅片间距与百叶窗间距比值的增大而减小,随着百叶窗倾角的增大而增大。     

The effect of serrated fins on the flow around a circular cylinder

An experimental study is performed to investigate the characteristics of near wake flow behind a circular cylinder with serrated fins using a constant temperature anemometer and flow visualization. Various vortex shedding modes are observed. Fin height and pitch are closely related to the vortex shedding frequency after a certain transient Reynolds number. The through-velocity across the fins decreases with increasing fin height and decreasing fin pitch. Vortex shedding is affected strongly by the velocity distribution just on top of the finned tube. The weaker gradient of velocity distribution is shown as increasing the freestream velocity and the fin height, while decreasing the fin pitch. The weaker velocity gradient delays the entrainment flow and weakens its strength. As a result of this phenomenon, vortex shedding is decreased. The effective diameter is defined as a virtual circular cylinder diameter taking into account the volume of fins, while the hydraulic diameter is proposed to cover the effect of friction by the fin surfaces. The Strouhal number based upon the effective diameters seems to correlate well with that of a circular cylinder without fins. After a certain transient Reynolds number, the trend of the Strouhal number can be estimated by checking the ratio of effective diameter to inner diameter. The normalized velocity and turbulent intensity distributions with the hydraulic diameter exhibit the best correlation with the circular cylinder’s data.     

大容量电力电子装置中板式水冷散热器的优化设计

为提高水冷散热器的散热能力、控制其温度均匀性,在散热器外形尺寸及流量一定的条件下,从理论上对层流范围内平板式水冷散热器的三个通道参数(通道数、散热片高度、散热片占空比)与散热器量纲一散热热阻的变化关系进行了推导。提出可根据这些变化关系来对任意尺寸平板式水冷散热器的各通道参数进行优化选择,在工程设计上具有很好的指导意义,仿真和试验结果证明了方法的有效性并表明:小通道尺寸的平板式水冷散热器对于解决大热流密度器件的散热更为有效,散热效率更高;在同样的参数情况下,流量增大则散热器效率降低,应综合考虑散热器流阻和流体平均温升的控制要求来选择流量。     

某机载毫米波雷达天线仿真热设计

针对某型机载毫米波雷达天线热设计难题,提出了热管结合强迫风冷的新型冷却方式,设计了专用风道。应用数值模拟方法首先对T/R组件进行了热仿真计算,其次对天线背部风机抽风、吹风进行了仿真比较,再对散热翅片和风量分配进行了仿真优化,最后对3 km高空状态进行了仿真计算。计算结果表明,天线背部风机吹风明显好于抽风;翅片厚度0.8 mm,翅片数134,占空比23.8%的翅片结构散热较好;限流板阻力系数为5时风量分配较均匀;高空环境下满足天线工作要求。该方式合理可行,满足系统热设计要求,为同类产品的热设计提供了重要参考。     

一种新型换热器用于小型分体空调的试验与分析

用一种带有百叶窗翅片微型通道扁平管道的平行流动平行翅片的新型换热器PF2替代标准带有平板翅片圆管换热器RTPF作为室外换热器,并在一家用空调装置中进行了试验研究.试验装置采用了大金提供的型号为RXR28EV1B9、以R410A为制冷剂的家用小型分体式热泵空调器.在此装置上对PF2换热器及原装置上RTPF换热器在空调工况下进行了试验性研究,比较分析了两换热器在同一系统上的性能,并给出了试验结果.     

Thermal characteristics of a non-newtonian fluid in a porous thrust bearing

A study of the behavior of an externally pressurized circular porous thrust bearing using a non-newtonian fluid lubricant was made. The governing Navier-Stokes equations were reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations and were solved numerically with the cross-flow Reynolds number and the Prandtl number as parameters. The pressure distribution and the lift force were evaluated. The effects of cross-viscosity coefficients on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the bearing were determined.     

Experimental investigation of heat transfer enhancement in a circular duct with circumferential fins and circular disks

The characteristics of heat transfer and pressure drop for fully developed turbulent flow in a tube with circumferential fins and circular disks were experimentally studied. The various spacing and sizes of circumferential fins and circular disks were selected as design parameters, while the effects of these parameters on heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop were investigated. In order to quantify the effect of heat transfer enhancement and the increase of pressure drop due to the fins and disks in a tube, the Nusselt numbers and the friction factors for various configurations and operating conditions were compared to those for a corresponding smooth tube. The results showed that the heat transfer rate was significantly enhanced by increasing the height of circumferential fins and decreasing the pitch of circumferential fins. On the other hand, the influence of the disk size and the fin-disk spacing were not significant. Based on the experimental results, a correlation for estimating the Nusselt number was suggested.     

某数字T/R 组件液冷冷板的改进设计

文中针对某数字T/R组件出现的局部过热问题,对原有液冷冷板进行改进设计。组件加工工艺由传统的铣削加工改为一体压铸成型,冷板流道改为铜管嵌装结构,并引入微通道散热技术,分别设计直齿微通道散热模块和菱形柱微通道散热模块。测试结果表明:微通道散热模块对散热效果改善明显,可解决局部过热问题;引入微通道散热模块后冷板流阻有所增加,但在允许范围内;菱形柱微通道散热模块由于边界层重新发展和二次流的产生,散热效果比直齿微通道散热模块好,热流密度越高,改善效果越明显。文中数字T/R组件最终选用直齿微通道散热模块的流道结构。菱形柱微通道散热技术可在更高热流密度的情况下应用。     

Comparison of performances of the various shapes of asymmetric fins

A comparison between the heat loss of the asymmetric triangular fin and the asymmetric trapezoidal fins which have various slopes of the fin’s upper lateral side is performed. The relation between the slope factor of the fin and the non-dimensional fin length for equal amount of heat loss is shown. Further, the relation between the Biot number and the non-dimensional fin length for equal amount of heat loss is given. For these analyses, a forced analytic method is used. In particular, the same equation is used for both the asymmetric triangular fin and the asymmetric trapezoidal fins just by adjusting the value of the slope factor. It is shown that this equation can also be applied to a rectangular fin with very good accuracy. The base temperature, thermal conductivity of fin’s material and the heat transfer coefficient are assumed constant.     

Numerical simulation of fully developed flow and heat transfer characteristics in a curved tube with pulsating pressure gradient

Characteristics of fluid flow and convective heat transfer of a pulsating flow in a curved tube have been investigated numerically. The tube wall is assumed to be maintained at a uniform temperature peripherally in a fully developed pulsating flow region. The temperature and flow distributions over a cross-section of a curved tube with the associated velocity field need to be studied in detail. This problem is of particular interest in the design of Stirling engine heat exchangers and in understanding the blood flow in the aorta. The time-dependent, elliptic governing equations are solved, employing finite volume technique. The periodic steady state results are obtained for various governing dimensionless parameters, such as Womersley number, pulsation amplitude ration, curvature ratio and Reynolds number. The numerical results indicate that the phase difference between the pressure gradient and averaged axial velocity increases gradually up to π/2 as Womersley number increases. However, this phase difference is almost independent of the amplitude ratio of pulsation. It is also found that the secondary flow patterns are strongly affected by the curvature ratio and Reynolds number. These, in turn, give a strong influence on the convective heat transfer from the pipe wall to the pulsating flow. The results obtained lead to a better understanding of the underlying physical process and also provide input that may be used to design the relevant system. The numerical approach is discussed in detail, and the aspects that must be included for an accurate simulation are discussed.     

Ion slip effect on the flow due to a rotating disk with heat transfer

The steady hydromagnetic flow due to a rotating disk is studied with heat transfer considering the ion slip. The governing equations are solved numerically using finite differences. The results show that the inclusion of the ion slip has important effects on the velocity distribution as well as the heat transfer.