Heat transfer enhancement in a tube using circular cross sectional rings separated from wall

A numerical study was undertaken for investigating the heat transfer enhancement in a tube with the circular cross sectional rings. The rings were inserted near the tube wall. Five different spacings between the rings were considered as p = d/2, p = d, p = 3d/2, p = 2d and p = 3d. Uniform heat flux was applied to the external surface of the tube and air was selected as working fluid. Numerical calculations were performed with FLUENT 6.1.22 code, in the range of Reynolds number 4475–43725. The results obtained from a smooth tube were compared with those from the studies in literature in order to validate the numerical method. Consequently, the variation of Nusselt number, friction factor and overall enhancement ratios for the tube with rings were presented and the best overall enhancement of 18% was achieved for Re = 15,600 for which the spacing between the rings is 3d.     

Single-Phase Cryogenic Flow and Heat Transfer Through Microscale Pin Fin Heat Sinks

Single-phase heat transfer and pressure drop of liquid nitrogen in microscale heat sinks are studied experimentally in this paper. Effects of geometrical variations are characterized on the thermofluidic performance of staggered microscale pin fin heat sinks. Pitch-to-diameter ratio and aspect ratio of the micro pin fins are varied. The pin fins have square shape with 200 or 400 μm width and are oriented at 45 degrees to the flow direction. Thermal performance of the heat sinks is evaluated for Reynolds numbers (based on pin fin hydraulic diameter) from 108 to 570. Results are presented in a nondimensional form in terms of friction factor, Nusselt number, and Reynolds number and are compared with the predictions of existing correlations in the literature for micro pin fin heat sinks. Comparison of flow and heat transfer performance of the micro pin fin heat sinks reveals that at a particular critical Reynolds number of ～250, pin fin heat sinks with the same aspect ratio but larger pitch ratio show a transition in both friction factor and Nusselt number. In order to better characterize this transition, visualization experiments were performed with the Fluorinert PF5060 using an infrared camera. At the critical Reynolds number, for the larger pitch ratio pin fin heat sink, surface thermal intensity profiles suggest periodic flapping of the flow behind the pin fins at a Strouhal number of 0.227.     

Total and local heat transfer from a smooth circular cylinder in cross-flow at high reynolds number

The total and local heat transfer from a smooth circular cylinder to the cross flow of air has been measured over the Reynolds number range 3 × 10⁴ < Re < 4 × 10⁶. The interaction between flow and heat transfer is discussed. In particular, the boundary-layer effects on the heat transfer, such as transition from laminar to turbulent flow or boundary-layer separation, are considered in conjunction with the distributions of local static pressure and skin friction.     

Optimization of short micro pin fins in minichannels

Finned minichannels are modeled in order to optimize microstructure geometry and maximize heat transfer dissipation through convection from a heated surface. Six pin fin shapes – circle, square, triangle, ellipse, diamond and hexagon – are used in a staggered array and attached to the bottom heated surface of a rectangular minichannel and analyzed. Also, using square pin fins, different channel clearance over fins are investigated to optimize the fin height of the fins with respect to that of the channel. Fin width and spacing are investigated using a ratio of fin width area to the channel width. Fin material is then varied to investigate the heat dissipation effects. Triangular fins with larger fin height, smaller fin width, and spacing double the fin width maximizes the number of fins in each row and yields better performance. Correlations describing the Nusselt number and the Darcy friction factor are obtained and compared to previous ones from recent studies. These correlations only apply to short fins in the laminar regime. Completely understanding the effects of micro pin fins in a minichannel is essential to maximizing the performance in small scale cooling apparatuses to keep up with future electronic advancements.     

Numerical research on heat transfer and flow resistance performance of specially‐shaped rod baffle heat exchangers

In order to overcome the disadvantages of heat transfer performance in the shell side of the common circular cross section rod baffle heat exchanger with a low Reynolds number, a numerical simulation on fluid flow and heat transfer in the shell side with different types of rod baffles is carried out. The rod baffles include the circular cross section, trigonal cross section, and rhombic cross section. The influence of heat transfer enhancement and flow resistance reduction affected by baffles is summarized. It is indicated that the trigonal and rhombic cross section rod baffles present the better performance of heat transfer enhancement and flow resistance reduction. With the rhombic cross section rod baffles in the shell side, the higher heat transfer coefficient and overall property in the shell side are achieved when Re is lower, and the heat transfer coefficient in the shell side is 10% higher than that of a circular cross section rod baffle at the same Reynolds number. The trigonal and rhombic cross section rod baffles in the shell side give more optional structure forms for expanding the application scope of rod baffle heat exchangers. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/htj ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20388     

Experimental study of mixed convection and pressure drop in helically dimpled tubes for laminar and transition flow

This paper presents the experimental results carried out in dimpled tubes for laminar and transition flows and completes a previous work of the authors focused on the turbulent region. It was observed that laminar flow heat transfer through horizontal dimpled tubes is produced in mixed convection, where Nusselt number depends on both the natural convection and the entry region. Employing water and ethylene glycol as test fluids, the following flow range was covered: x^*=10⁻⁴–10⁻² and Ra=10⁶–10⁸.

The experimental results of isothermal pressure drop for laminar flow showed dimpled tube friction factors between 10% and 30% higher than the smooth tube ones. Moreover, it was perceived that roughness accelerates transition to critical Reynolds numbers down to 1400. Correlations for the laminar friction factor f=f(Re,h/d) and for the critical Reynolds Re_crit=Re_crit(h/d) are proposed. The hydraulic behaviour of dimpled tubes was found to depend mainly on dimple height.

In mixed convection, high temperature differences in the cross section were measured and therefore heat transfer was evaluated by a circumferentially averaged Nusselt number. Experimenal correlations for the local and the fully developed Nusselt numbers and are given. Results showed that at low Rayleigh numbers, heat transfer is similar to the smooth tube one whereas at high Rayleigh, enhancement produced by dimpled tubes can be up to 30%.     

Heat transfer from rotating annular fins

Experiments have been performed to determine the heat transfer coefficients for arrays of shaft-attached, rotating annular fins. The experiments encompassed a wide range of rotational speeds and interfin spacings (including the limiting case of the single annular fin). The efficiency of the fins was equal to one. It was found that the fin heat transfer coefficient decreased with decreasing interfin spacing, the extent of the decrease being of major proportions at low rotational speeds but being quite moderate at high speeds. Thus, closely spaced fins can be used at high rotational speeds without a significant spacing-related decrease in the transfer coefficient, but at low speeds the fins must be farther apart to avoid overly low values of the coefficient. The heat transfer coefficient also decreased as the rotational speed decreased, with a particularly rapid dropoff at low speeds when the interfin spacing was small. For the most part, the fin heat transfer coefficients substantially exceeded those for an unfinned rotating shaft, thereby providing an incentive for finning. It was also found that at high rotational speeds, the heat transfer coefficient for a rotating disk served as a lower bound for the annular-fin heat transfer coefficients. To facilitate the use of the results for design, a correlation was developed which represents the fin heat transfer coefficient as a continuous function of the investigated independent parameters.     

Experimental investigation of flow boiling heat transfer of jet impingement on smooth and micro structured surfaces

Flow boiling heat transfer experiments using R134a were carried out for jet impingement on smooth and enhanced surfaces. The enhanced surfaces were circular micro pin fins, hydrofoil micro pin fins, and square micro pin fins. The effects of saturation pressure, heat flux, Reynolds number, pin fin geometry, pin fin array configuration, and surface aging on flow boiling heat transfer characteristics were investigated. Flow boiling experiments were carried out for two different saturation pressures, 820 kPa and 1090 kPa. Four jet exit velocities ranging from 1.1–4.05 m/s were investigated. Flow boiling jet impingement on smooth surfaces was characterized by large temperature overshoots, exhibiting boiling hysteresis. Flow boiling jet impingement on micro pin fins displayed large heat transfer coefficients. Heat transfer coefficients as high as 150,000 W/m² K were observed at a relatively low velocity of 2.2 m/s with the large (D = 125 μm) circular micro pin fins. Jet velocity, surface aging, and saturation pressure were found to have significant effects on the two-phase heat transfer characteristics. Subcooled nucleate boiling was found to be the dominant heat transfer mechanism.     

Heat transfer from multiple row arrays of low aspect ratio pin fins

Pin fin arrays are used in many applications to enhance heat transfer. In modern gas turbines, for example, airfoils are designed with sophisticated internal and external cooling techniques. One method for cooling is routing air from the compressor through intricate cooling channels embedded in turbine airfoils. Heat transfer from the blade to the coolant air can be increased by installing arrays of cylindrical pedestals often referred to as pin fins. Pin fin arrays increase heat transfer by increasing the flow turbulence and surface area of the airfoil exposed to the coolant.For the current study, experiments were conducted to determine the effects of pin spacing on heat transfer and pressure loss through pin fin arrays for a range of Reynolds numbers between 5000 and 30,000. Results showed that spanwise pin spacing had a larger effect than streamwise spacing on array pressure loss while streamwise spacing had a larger effect than spanwise spacing on array heat transfer.     

Numerical prediction of flow and heat transfer in a channel in the presence of a built-in circular tube with and without an integral wake splitter

A numerical investigation was carried out to study the heat transfer behavior of a circular tube in cross-flow configuration with a longitudinal fin attached at the rear of the tube. The investigated configuration is intended to model either an element of a cross-flow heat exchanger or an element of the array of pin fins. The longitudinal finning of a circular tube is assumed to be in a configuration where the fin is attached at the back of the circular tube. The longitudinal fins, built-in with the tubes, are called integral splitter plates. The splitter plate creates a streamlined extension of the circular tube. It brings about enhancement of heat transfer from the tube surface. A reduction in the size of the wake zone in comparison with the wake of a circular tube is observed. Narrowing of the wake zone reduced convective heat transfer from the tube surface but the splitter plate itself generated an extra fin area for conduction. Overall, there is an improvement in heat transfer past the circular tube with an integral splitter plate compared with the case of flow past a circular tube without a splitter plate. Flow and heat transfer results are presented for three different chord lengths of the splitter plate and three different values of the Reynolds numbers (500, 1000 and 1500). The heat transfer enhancement obtained by finning was compared with that obtained by increasing the diameter of the unfinned tubes.     

V形肋片型太阳能空气集热器换热特性的研究

本文运用数值模拟的方法,对带有多重V形肋片的平板型太阳能空气集热器的换热与流动特性进行了研究。在雷诺数5 000~20 000范围内,采用RNG k-ε湍流模型,研究了相对肋宽比(W/w)对集热器换热特性的影响规律,并对集热器内部流场进行了分析。研究结果表明,V形肋片增强了空气的对流换热。这是由于流体掠过肋片后,产生旋涡和回流,加强了流体扰动,从而使换热增强。相对其它肋宽比而言,W/w=6时,集热器具有较好的换热效果,努塞尔数为光滑壁面的2.54倍,但肋片的存在导致摩擦损失增加,换热性能因数最大为1.55。     

Experiments and modeling of the hydraulic resistance and heat transfer of in-line square pin fin heat sinks with top by-pass flow

In pin-fin heat sinks, the flow within the core exhibits separation and hence does not lend itself to simple analytical boundary layer or duct flow analysis of the wall friction. In this paper, we present some findings from an experimental and modeling study aimed at obtaining physical insight into the behavior of square, in-line pin fin heat sinks. In addition to the detailed pressure measurements, the overall thermal resistance was measured as a function of Reynolds number and by-pass height. A “two-branch by-pass model” was developed, in which a one-dimensional difference approach was used to model the fluid flow through the heat sink and its top by-pass duct. Inlet and exit pressure losses were as important as the core pressure drop in establishing the overall flow and pressure drop. Comparisons were made with the data using friction and heat transfer coefficients available in the literature for infinitely long tube bundles of circular cross-section. It was shown that there is a good agreement between the temperature predictions based on the model and the experimental data at high approach velocities for tall heat sinks, however the discrepancy increases as the approach velocity and heat sink height decrease. The validated model was used to identify optimum pin spacing as a function of clearance ratio.     

Heat transfer and flow characteristics of offset fins in the low-Reynolds-number region

The characteristics of heat exchangers with offset-type plate fins for space stations are studied for Reynolds numbers less than 300 based on the hydraulic diameter. A three-dimensional analysis is carried out to study the effects of the following parameters on the heat transfer and the flow characteristics: (a) the thermal boundary layer developing on the bottom plate and on the fins on the plate, (b) the aspect ratio (height/pitch) of the cross section of the flow passage, the fin thickness, the fin length in the direction of the flow, the thermal conductivity of the fluid and the fins, and the Prandtl number of the fluid. The results obtained are as follows. (1) The heat-transfer coefficient on the fin surface is characterized by the thermal-conductivity ratio of fluid to fin material. When the thermal conductivity of the fin material approaches that of the fluid, the heat-transfer coefficient on the fin surface becomes low. (2) The optimum condition of the aspect ratio depends on the value of the thermal-conductivity ratio between the fluid and the fins. (3) When the aspect ratio becomes large or small, the friction factor of offset fins approaches that of fully developed duct flow with the same aspect ratio as the Reynolds number decreases. © 1998 Scripta Technica. Heat Trans Jpn Res, 26(4): 249–261, 1997     

Enhancement of natural convection fins by high-frequency forced oscillations

This paper conveys a numerical simulation of an active enhancement device for natural convection in the interfin spaces of a fin array. A baseline solution for the non-enhanced situation revealed that the confinement created by the walls of adjacent fins and the base surface gave rise to a drastic reduction of the heat transfer coefficient values compared with those for the standard vertical plate. This outcome demonstrated the necessity for enhancement. The enhancement device investigated here communicated with the interfin space via an opening in the base surface. Enhancement was achieved by alternately introducing and extracting air into and from the space. The frequency of the introduction/extraction cycle was varied over values of 0, 10, 50, and 100 Hz. For each of these cases, spatially local, cycle-averaged heat transfer coefficients were determined on the bounding surfaces of the interfin space and on the outboard surface of a fin that faced a large ambient space. Results were also obtained for the cycle- and spatially averaged coefficients. Even at a low oscillation frequency of 10 Hz, the interfin heat transfer coefficients were significantly enhanced but not sufficiently to overcome the confinement effect. At 100 Hz, the enhancement gave rise to coefficient values that are about 64 times greater than the unenhanced values.     

Development of Colburn j Factor and Fanning Friction Factor Correlations for Compact Surfaces of the Triangular Perforated Fins Using CFD

The necessity of increased heat transfer surface area has resulted in the development of compact heat exchangers, which are widely used in the aerospace and automobile industries. Hence perforations are made on triangular plain fins to study the effects on the heat transfer coefficient. A numerical model has been developed for the perforated fin of a triangular plate fin heat exchanger. Perforated fin performance has been analyzed with the help of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) by changing the various parameters of the fin. The Colburn j factor and the Fanning friction factor are calculated for different Reynolds numbers. The values of the Colburn j factor and the Fanning friction factor are validated for known geometric fins with available data in the literature and extended to triangular perforated fins. The correlations have been developed between Reynolds number, Colburn j factor, and Fanning friction factor by taking into account fin height, fin thickness, and fin spacing. The present numerical analysis is carried out for air media.     

Heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for laminar flow in an in-line and staggered array of circular cylinders

Enhanced heat transfer surfaces based on cylindrically shaped pin fins with wire diameters in the range of 100?µm were analyzed. The design is based on a high pin length to diameter ratio in the range of 20–100. Correlations for thermal and fluid dynamic characteristics of these fine wire structures are not available in literature. An in-line and staggered arrangement of pins were simulated for a variety of operational and geometrical conditions with a two-dimensional computational thermal and fluid dynamics model. Correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor with respect to Reynolds number and geometry were derived thereby. Reynolds numbers based on the wire diameter are in the range of 3–60. The correlations for the Nusselt number and friction factor can predict 93% and 97% of the simulated data within ±10%.     

An experimental study of pressure loss and heat transfer in the pin fin-dimple channels with various dimple depths

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of dimple depth on the pressure loss and heat transfer characteristics in a pin fin-dimple channel, where dimples are located on the endwall transversely between the pin fins. The pin fin-dimple channels considered consist of ten rows of pin fin-dimple combined structure. The pin fin transverse spacing-to-diameter ratio S/D = 2.5, the streamwise spacing-to-diameter ratio X/D = 2.5, the pin fin height-to-diameter ratio H/D = 1.0. The dimples have a print diameter the same with the pin fins, but have three different dimple depth-to-diameter ratios, i.e. δ/D = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3. The experimental results, mainly the average Nusselt number and friction factor, for the pin fin-dimple channels with various dimple depths have been obtained and compared with each other for the Reynolds number range of 8200–50,500. The study showed that, compared to the baseline pin fin channel, the pin fin-dimple channels have further improved convective heat transfer performance by up to 19.0%, and the pin fin-dimple channel with deeper dimples shows relatively higher Nusselt number values. The study still showed dimple depth-dependent pressure loss behaviors for the pin fin-dimple channels compared to the pin fin channel, and the pin fin-dimple channel with shallower dimples shows relatively lower friction factors by up to 17.6% over the studied Reynolds number range. Furthermore, three-dimensional conjugate computations have been carried out for similar experimental conditions, and the computations showed the detailed characteristics in the distribution of the velocity and turbulence level in the flow, which revealed the underlying mechanisms for the associated dimple depth-dependent pressure loss and heat transfer characteristics in the pin fin-dimple channels.     

Numerical estimation of pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics in annular‐finned channel heat exchangers with different channel configurations

In this numerical investigation, three‐dimensional analysis has been used to study the effect of finned channels configuration of (circular, square, and triangular shape) and fin spacing with four rows in staggered arrangements. The finite volume method with k‐ ω turbulent model is applied to estimate the heat transfer and flow characteristics. The results illustrate that the development of the boundary layer between the fins surfaces is credited to the finned channels configuration, fin spacing, and Reynolds number. Moreover, the results of pressure drop and heat transfer with various channel configuration and different fin spacings (1.6, 2, and 4 mm) are presented and validated with the available correlations. The triangular‐finned channel with 1.6 mm fin spacing offered higher heat transfer enhancement followed by square‐ and circular‐finned channels. A considerable agreement was observed when the current findings and the existing correlations were compared, with a maximum deviation of 15% for all the cases.     

Local heat transfer and recovery factor with impinging free-surface circular jets of transformer oil

Measurements were made to investigate the local behavior of the recovery factor and the heat transfer coefficient with free-surface circular jets. The experiments were performed with transformer oil jets impinging on a vertical constant-heat-flux surface from small pipe and orifice nozzles of 1 mm diameter in the ranges of Re = 183–2600 and Pr = 82–337. Large values of recovery factor over 20 were recorded with medium jet velocity about 20 m s⁻¹. Radial distribution of the recovery factor was determined and expressed in empirical equations. The heat transfer coefficient at stagnation point was found to be nearly independent of nozzle-to-plate spacing, but proportional to the square root of the jet Reynolds number. Profiles of local heat transfer coefficients were obtained and correlated. Based on the local measurements, integral average heat transfer coefficients were obtained and correlated.     

Natural convection heat transfer enhancement in horizontal concentric annuli using nanofluids

Heat transfer enhancement in horizontal annuli using nanofluids is investigated. Water-based nanofluid containing various volume fractions of Cu, Ag, Al₂O₃ and TiO₂ nanoparticles is used. The addition of the different types and different volume fractions of nanoparticles were found to have adverse effects on heat transfer characteristics. For high values of Rayleigh number and high L/D ratio, nanoparticles with high thermal conductivity cause significant enhancement of heat transfer characteristics. On the other hand, for intermediate values of Rayleigh number, nanoparticles with low thermal conductivity cause a reduction in heat transfer. For Ra = 10³ and Ra = 10⁵ the addition of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles improves heat transfer. However, for Ra = 10⁴, the addition of nanoparticles has a very minor effect on heat transfer characteristics.