Numerical computation models of air cooling heat transfer and flow behaviors in triangular wavy fin channels(TWFC) were established with structural parameters of fins considered.The air side properties of heat transfe...Numerical computation models of air cooling heat transfer and flow behaviors in triangular wavy fin channels(TWFC) were established with structural parameters of fins considered.The air side properties of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop are displayed with variable structural parameters of fins and inlet velocities of cooling air.Within the range of simulation,TWFC has the best comprehensive performance when inlet velocity vin=4-10 m/s.Compared with those of straight fins,the simulation results reveal that the triangular wavy fin channels are of higher heat transfer performances especially with the fin structural parameters of fin-height Fh=9.0 mm,fin-pitch Fp=2.5-3.0 mm,fin-wavelength λ=14.0-17.5 mm and fin-wave-amplitude A=1.0-1.2 mm.The correlations of both heat transfer factor and friction factor are presented,and the deviations from the experimental measurements are within 20%.展开更多
In order to comply with the recent demand for downsizing of the electric equipment, the minia- turization and the improvement in heat transfer performance of a heat sink under natural air-cooling are increasingly requ...In order to comply with the recent demand for downsizing of the electric equipment, the minia- turization and the improvement in heat transfer performance of a heat sink under natural air-cooling are increasingly required. This paper describes the experimental and numerical investigations of heat sinks with miniature/micro pins and the effect of the pin size, pin height and the number of pins on heat transfer characteristics of heat sinks. Five types of basic heat sink models are investigated in this study. The whole heat transfer area of heat sinks having the different pin size, pin height and the number of pins respectively is kept constant. From a series of experiments and numerical analyses, it has been clarified that the heat sink temperature rises with increase in the number of pins. That is, the heat sink with miniaturized fine pins showed almost no effect on the heat transfer enhancement. This is because of the choking phenomenon occurred in the air space among the pin fins. Reflecting these results, it is confirmed that the heat transfer coefficient reduces with miniaturization of pins. Concerning the effects of the heat transfer area on the heat sink performance, almost the same tendency has been observed in other three series of large surface area, that is, higher pin height. Furthermore as a result of studying non-dimensional convection heat transfer performance, it was found that the relation between the Nusselt number (Nu) and the Rayleight number (Ra) is given by Nu = 0.16 Ra0.52.展开更多
The typical configuration adopted by air-cooled condenser(ACC) in coal-fired power generating unit is the wave finned flat tube. The development of boundary layer between wave fins along long axis of flat tube can sup...The typical configuration adopted by air-cooled condenser(ACC) in coal-fired power generating unit is the wave finned flat tube. The development of boundary layer between wave fins along long axis of flat tube can suppress the air-side heat transfer enhancement to a great extent. It has been proved that the serrated fins can enhance heat transfer obviously by breaking the development of boundary layer periodically. In the present study,the discontinuous short wave fin was introduced to the flat tube to enhance the air-side heat transfer of ACC. Two different types of arrangements,i.e. staggered and in-line for discontinuous short wave fins on the flat tube,were designed. By numerical simulation,the heat transfer and flow performances of short wave fins were studied under different arrangements(in-line,staggered) ,and the influences on heat transfer and flow characteristics of rows of short wave fin and interrupted distance between discontinuous short wave fins were revealed numerically. The results indicated that,compared with the original continuous wave fin,the discontinuous short wave fin effectively improved the air-side heat transfer of flat tube under the air flow velocities in the practical application of engineering. Moreover,the increment of pressure loss of air-side flow was restricted for the discontinuous short wave fins because of the reduction of contact areas between the air flow and fin surface.展开更多
基金Project(50976022) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(BY2011155) supported by the Provincial Science and Technology Innovation and Transformation of Achievements of Special Fund Project of Jiangsu Province,China
文摘Numerical computation models of air cooling heat transfer and flow behaviors in triangular wavy fin channels(TWFC) were established with structural parameters of fins considered.The air side properties of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop are displayed with variable structural parameters of fins and inlet velocities of cooling air.Within the range of simulation,TWFC has the best comprehensive performance when inlet velocity vin=4-10 m/s.Compared with those of straight fins,the simulation results reveal that the triangular wavy fin channels are of higher heat transfer performances especially with the fin structural parameters of fin-height Fh=9.0 mm,fin-pitch Fp=2.5-3.0 mm,fin-wavelength λ=14.0-17.5 mm and fin-wave-amplitude A=1.0-1.2 mm.The correlations of both heat transfer factor and friction factor are presented,and the deviations from the experimental measurements are within 20%.
文摘In order to comply with the recent demand for downsizing of the electric equipment, the minia- turization and the improvement in heat transfer performance of a heat sink under natural air-cooling are increasingly required. This paper describes the experimental and numerical investigations of heat sinks with miniature/micro pins and the effect of the pin size, pin height and the number of pins on heat transfer characteristics of heat sinks. Five types of basic heat sink models are investigated in this study. The whole heat transfer area of heat sinks having the different pin size, pin height and the number of pins respectively is kept constant. From a series of experiments and numerical analyses, it has been clarified that the heat sink temperature rises with increase in the number of pins. That is, the heat sink with miniaturized fine pins showed almost no effect on the heat transfer enhancement. This is because of the choking phenomenon occurred in the air space among the pin fins. Reflecting these results, it is confirmed that the heat transfer coefficient reduces with miniaturization of pins. Concerning the effects of the heat transfer area on the heat sink performance, almost the same tendency has been observed in other three series of large surface area, that is, higher pin height. Furthermore as a result of studying non-dimensional convection heat transfer performance, it was found that the relation between the Nusselt number (Nu) and the Rayleight number (Ra) is given by Nu = 0.16 Ra0.52.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Program) (Grant No.2009CB219804)
文摘The typical configuration adopted by air-cooled condenser(ACC) in coal-fired power generating unit is the wave finned flat tube. The development of boundary layer between wave fins along long axis of flat tube can suppress the air-side heat transfer enhancement to a great extent. It has been proved that the serrated fins can enhance heat transfer obviously by breaking the development of boundary layer periodically. In the present study,the discontinuous short wave fin was introduced to the flat tube to enhance the air-side heat transfer of ACC. Two different types of arrangements,i.e. staggered and in-line for discontinuous short wave fins on the flat tube,were designed. By numerical simulation,the heat transfer and flow performances of short wave fins were studied under different arrangements(in-line,staggered) ,and the influences on heat transfer and flow characteristics of rows of short wave fin and interrupted distance between discontinuous short wave fins were revealed numerically. The results indicated that,compared with the original continuous wave fin,the discontinuous short wave fin effectively improved the air-side heat transfer of flat tube under the air flow velocities in the practical application of engineering. Moreover,the increment of pressure loss of air-side flow was restricted for the discontinuous short wave fins because of the reduction of contact areas between the air flow and fin surface.
