Turbulent transport phenomena in a channel with periodic rib turbulators

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2514/3.390· OSTI ID:7273078

Liou, T M; Hwang, J J; Chen, S H ^[1]

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1. National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu (Taiwan)

Periodic fully developed turbulent flow in a 2D channel with rib turbulators on two opposite walls has been studied numerically and experimentally. In numerical predictions, an algebraic Reynolds stress turbulence model is adopted, and a smoothed hybrid central/skew upstream difference scheme is developed. In experiments, the laser-Doppler velocimetry and laser holographic interferometry are employed to measure the local flow and heat transfer characteristics. The results are obtained with the ratio of pitch to rib height 5, 10, 15, and 20, for Reynolds number of 3.3 x 10 exp 4 and are presented in terms of the reattachment length, mean velocity and turbulent kinetic energy profiles, isotherm patterns, and distributions of local pressure recovery and Nusselt number. A detailed comparison with experimental data shows that the present calculations have an improvement over the previous work in the prediction of periodic ribbed-wall flow and heat transfer. In addition, regions susceptible to hot spots are identified by examining the distributions of the local Nusselt number. Furthermore, the enhancement of mean Nusselt number is documented in terms of relative contributions of the increased turbulence intensity and surface area provided by the ribs. 32 refs.

• OSTI ID: 7273078
• Journal Information: Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer; (United States) Vol. 6:3; ISSN 0887-8722; ISSN JTHTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INTERFEROMETRY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
NUSSELT NUMBER
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