Numerical analysis was performed to investigate flow and heat transfer characteristics in spiral coiled tube heat exchanger. Radius of curvature of the spiral coiled tube was gradually increased as total rotating angl...Numerical analysis was performed to investigate flow and heat transfer characteristics in spiral coiled tube heat exchanger. Radius of curvature of the spiral coiled tube was gradually increased as total rotating angle reached 12π. As the varying radius of curvature became a dominant flow parameter, three-dimensional flow analysis was performed to this flow together with different Reynolds numbers while constant wall heat flux condition was set in thermal field. From the analysis, centrifugal force due to curvature effect is found to have significant role in behavior of pressure drop and heat transfer. The centrifugal force enhances pressure drop and heat transfer to have generally higher values in the spiral coiled tube than those in the straight tube. Even then, friction factor and Nusselt number are found to follow the proportionality with square root of the Dean number. Individual effect of flow parameters of Reynolds number and curvature ratio was investigated and effect of Reynolds number is found to be stronger than that of curvature effect.展开更多
Flow distribution in branch piping system is affected by flow characteristics and different geometric variations.Most of the flow distribution studies are performed with one-dimensional analysis to yield overall infor...Flow distribution in branch piping system is affected by flow characteristics and different geometric variations.Most of the flow distribution studies are performed with one-dimensional analysis to yield overall information only.However,detailed analysis is required to find effects of design parameters on the flow distribution.For this aspect,three-dimensional turbulent flow analysis was performed to assess turbulence model performance and effects of upstream pressure and branch pipe geometry.Three different turbulence models of standard k-ε model,realizable k-ε model and standard k-ω yield similar results,indicating small effects of turbulence models on flow characteristics analysis.Geometric variations include area ratio of main and branch pipes,branch pipe diameter,and connection shape of main and branch pipes.Among these parameters,area ratio and branch diameter and shape show strong effect on flow distribution due to high friction and minor loss.Uniform flow distribution is one of common requirements in the branch piping system and this can be achieved with rather high total loss design.展开更多
Thermal performance was the most important factor in the development of borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance was affected by many different design parameters,such as configuratio...Thermal performance was the most important factor in the development of borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance was affected by many different design parameters,such as configuration type and borehole size of geothermal heat exchanger.These eventually determined the operation and cost efficiency of the geothermal heat exchanger system.The main purpose of this work was to assess the thermal performance of geothermal heat exchanger with variation of borehole sizes and numbers of U-tubes inside a borehole.For this,a thermal response test rig was established with line-source theory.The thermal response test was performed with in-line variable input heat source.Effective thermal conductivity and thermal resistance were obtained from the measured data.From the measurement,the effective thermal conductivity is found to have similar values for twopair type(4 U-tubes)and three-pair type(6 U-tubes)borehole heat exchanger systems indicating similar heat transfer ability.Meanwhile,the thermal resistance shows lower value for the three-pair type compared to the two-pair type.Measured data based resistance have lower value compared to computed result from design programs.Overall comparison finds better thermal performance for the three-pair type,however,fluctuating temperature variation indicates complex flow behavior inside the borehole and requires further study on flow characteristics.展开更多
Numerical study was performed to evaluate the characteristics of combined heat transfer of radiation,conduction and convection in indirect near infrared ray (NIR) heating chamber.The effects of important design parame...Numerical study was performed to evaluate the characteristics of combined heat transfer of radiation,conduction and convection in indirect near infrared ray (NIR) heating chamber.The effects of important design parameters such as the shape of heat absorbing cylinder and heat releasing fin on the pressure drop and heat transfer coefficient were analyzed with different Reynolds numbers.The Reynolds numbers were varied from 103 to 3×106,which was defined based on the hydraulic diameter of the heat absorbing cylinder.Analyses were performed to obtain the inner and outer flow and the temperature distributions in the heat absorbing cylinder and the rates of radiation heat transfer and convection heat transfer.As the Reynolds number increases,the convection heat transfer rate is increased while the radiation heat transfer rate is decreased.The average convection heat transfer rate follows a power rule of the Reynolds number.Addition of three-dimensional heat releasing fin to the outside of the heat absorbing cylinder enhances the convection heat transfer.展开更多
Thermal performance is the most important factor in the development of a borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance is affected by many different design parameters and different operat...Thermal performance is the most important factor in the development of a borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance is affected by many different design parameters and different operating conditions such as bleeding.This eventually determines the operation and cost efficiency of the borehole heat exchanger system.The thermal performance of an open standing column well (SCW) type geothermal heat exchanger was assessed under the influence of bleeding.For this,a thermal response test rig was established with line-source theory.The test rig also had a bleeding function by releasing fluid while taking additional underground water through the heat exchanger.The thermal response test was performed with an additional constant input heat source.Effective thermal conductivity and thermal resistance were obtained from the measured data.From the measurement,the effective thermal conductivity is found to have 1.47 times higher value when bleeding is applied.The thermal resistance also increases by 1.58 times compared to a non-bleeding case.This trend indicates enhanced heat transfer in the SCW type heat exchanger with a bleeding function.Bleeding,therefore,could be an effective method of achieving a high heat transfer rate in the SCW type heat exchanger with sufficient underground water supply.展开更多
基金supported by the Second Stage of Brain Korea 21 Projects,Korea
文摘Numerical analysis was performed to investigate flow and heat transfer characteristics in spiral coiled tube heat exchanger. Radius of curvature of the spiral coiled tube was gradually increased as total rotating angle reached 12π. As the varying radius of curvature became a dominant flow parameter, three-dimensional flow analysis was performed to this flow together with different Reynolds numbers while constant wall heat flux condition was set in thermal field. From the analysis, centrifugal force due to curvature effect is found to have significant role in behavior of pressure drop and heat transfer. The centrifugal force enhances pressure drop and heat transfer to have generally higher values in the spiral coiled tube than those in the straight tube. Even then, friction factor and Nusselt number are found to follow the proportionality with square root of the Dean number. Individual effect of flow parameters of Reynolds number and curvature ratio was investigated and effect of Reynolds number is found to be stronger than that of curvature effect.
基金Project supported by Changwon National University in 2010
文摘Flow distribution in branch piping system is affected by flow characteristics and different geometric variations.Most of the flow distribution studies are performed with one-dimensional analysis to yield overall information only.However,detailed analysis is required to find effects of design parameters on the flow distribution.For this aspect,three-dimensional turbulent flow analysis was performed to assess turbulence model performance and effects of upstream pressure and branch pipe geometry.Three different turbulence models of standard k-ε model,realizable k-ε model and standard k-ω yield similar results,indicating small effects of turbulence models on flow characteristics analysis.Geometric variations include area ratio of main and branch pipes,branch pipe diameter,and connection shape of main and branch pipes.Among these parameters,area ratio and branch diameter and shape show strong effect on flow distribution due to high friction and minor loss.Uniform flow distribution is one of common requirements in the branch piping system and this can be achieved with rather high total loss design.
基金Project financially supported by the Second Stage of Brain Korea 21 Projects and Changwon National University,Korea
文摘Thermal performance was the most important factor in the development of borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance was affected by many different design parameters,such as configuration type and borehole size of geothermal heat exchanger.These eventually determined the operation and cost efficiency of the geothermal heat exchanger system.The main purpose of this work was to assess the thermal performance of geothermal heat exchanger with variation of borehole sizes and numbers of U-tubes inside a borehole.For this,a thermal response test rig was established with line-source theory.The thermal response test was performed with in-line variable input heat source.Effective thermal conductivity and thermal resistance were obtained from the measured data.From the measurement,the effective thermal conductivity is found to have similar values for twopair type(4 U-tubes)and three-pair type(6 U-tubes)borehole heat exchanger systems indicating similar heat transfer ability.Meanwhile,the thermal resistance shows lower value for the three-pair type compared to the two-pair type.Measured data based resistance have lower value compared to computed result from design programs.Overall comparison finds better thermal performance for the three-pair type,however,fluctuating temperature variation indicates complex flow behavior inside the borehole and requires further study on flow characteristics.
基金supported by the Second Stage of Brain Korea 21 Projects
文摘Numerical study was performed to evaluate the characteristics of combined heat transfer of radiation,conduction and convection in indirect near infrared ray (NIR) heating chamber.The effects of important design parameters such as the shape of heat absorbing cylinder and heat releasing fin on the pressure drop and heat transfer coefficient were analyzed with different Reynolds numbers.The Reynolds numbers were varied from 103 to 3×106,which was defined based on the hydraulic diameter of the heat absorbing cylinder.Analyses were performed to obtain the inner and outer flow and the temperature distributions in the heat absorbing cylinder and the rates of radiation heat transfer and convection heat transfer.As the Reynolds number increases,the convection heat transfer rate is increased while the radiation heat transfer rate is decreased.The average convection heat transfer rate follows a power rule of the Reynolds number.Addition of three-dimensional heat releasing fin to the outside of the heat absorbing cylinder enhances the convection heat transfer.
基金Project supported by the Second Stage of Brain Korea 21 Projects and Changwon National University in2011-2012
文摘Thermal performance is the most important factor in the development of a borehole heat exchanger utilizing geothermal energy.The thermal performance is affected by many different design parameters and different operating conditions such as bleeding.This eventually determines the operation and cost efficiency of the borehole heat exchanger system.The thermal performance of an open standing column well (SCW) type geothermal heat exchanger was assessed under the influence of bleeding.For this,a thermal response test rig was established with line-source theory.The test rig also had a bleeding function by releasing fluid while taking additional underground water through the heat exchanger.The thermal response test was performed with an additional constant input heat source.Effective thermal conductivity and thermal resistance were obtained from the measured data.From the measurement,the effective thermal conductivity is found to have 1.47 times higher value when bleeding is applied.The thermal resistance also increases by 1.58 times compared to a non-bleeding case.This trend indicates enhanced heat transfer in the SCW type heat exchanger with a bleeding function.Bleeding,therefore,could be an effective method of achieving a high heat transfer rate in the SCW type heat exchanger with sufficient underground water supply.
