Stable TiO_2–water nanofluids are prepared by a two-step method, stabilities of nanofluids are investigated by precipitation method and transmittance method respectively, and thermal conductivities and viscosities ar...Stable TiO_2–water nanofluids are prepared by a two-step method, stabilities of nanofluids are investigated by precipitation method and transmittance method respectively, and thermal conductivities and viscosities are also measured. An experimental system for studying the heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids is established,and heat transfer and flow characteristics of TiO_2–water nanofluids in heat exchanger systems with a triangular tube and circular tube are experimentally studied. The effects of nanoparticle mass fractions(ω = 0.1 wt%–0.5 wt%) and Reynolds numbers(Re = 800–10000) on the heat transfer and flow performances of nanofluids are analyzed. Fitting formulas for Nusselt number and resistance coefficient of nanofluids in a triangular tube are put forward based on the experimental data. The comprehensive performances of nanofluids in a triangular tube are investigated. It is found that nanofluids in a triangular tube can significantly improve the heat transfer performance at the cost of a small increase in resistance coefficient compared with that in a circular tube, especially the resistance coefficients are almost the same between different nanoparticle mass fractions at turbulent flow. It is also found that the comprehensive evaluation index η decreases with Reynolds number at laminar flow but a critical maximum value appears at turbulent flow.展开更多
The paper presents three power-type correlations of a simple form, which are valid for Reynolds numbers range from 3.10^3 ≤ Re ≤ 10^6, and for three different ranges of Prandtl number： 0.1 ≤ Pr ≤ 1.0, 1.0≤ Pr ≤...The paper presents three power-type correlations of a simple form, which are valid for Reynolds numbers range from 3.10^3 ≤ Re ≤ 10^6, and for three different ranges of Prandtl number： 0.1 ≤ Pr ≤ 1.0, 1.0≤ Pr ≤ 3.0, and 3.0 ≤Pr ≤ 10^3. Heat transfer correlations developed in the paper were compared with experimental results available in the literature. The comparisons performed in the paper confLrm the good accuracy of the proposed correlations. They are also much simpler compared with the relationship of Gnielinski, which is also widely used in the heat transfer calculations.展开更多
For laminar and turbulent convective heat transfer, the synergy among vectorial physical quantities of a fluid particle is analyzed to reveal the relation between the multi-field synergy mechanism and heat transfer en...For laminar and turbulent convective heat transfer, the synergy among vectorial physical quantities of a fluid particle is analyzed to reveal the relation between the multi-field synergy mechanism and heat transfer enhancement. Additionally, the efficiency evaluation criterion (EEC) is proposed to evaluate the overall performance of heat transfer enhancement. Meanwhile, using synergy angles α,β,,γ and η, a unified evaluation system and corresponding evaluation indexes for heat transfer enhancement are suggested. A model of a heat-transfer-enhanced tube inserted with poles in a triangular configuration is built, and a corresponding numerical simulation is conducted to verify the proposed evaluation system and criterion. The calculation results show that there is correlation between synergy angles reflecting the direction of heat transfer enhancement and evaluation criterion reflecting the effect of heat transfer enhancement. In the Re number range of 300-1800, the performance evaluation criterion PEC lies in the range of 1.2-2.3, but the efficiency evaluation criterion EEC lies in the range of 0.33-0.45.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51606214)
文摘Stable TiO_2–water nanofluids are prepared by a two-step method, stabilities of nanofluids are investigated by precipitation method and transmittance method respectively, and thermal conductivities and viscosities are also measured. An experimental system for studying the heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids is established,and heat transfer and flow characteristics of TiO_2–water nanofluids in heat exchanger systems with a triangular tube and circular tube are experimentally studied. The effects of nanoparticle mass fractions(ω = 0.1 wt%–0.5 wt%) and Reynolds numbers(Re = 800–10000) on the heat transfer and flow performances of nanofluids are analyzed. Fitting formulas for Nusselt number and resistance coefficient of nanofluids in a triangular tube are put forward based on the experimental data. The comprehensive performances of nanofluids in a triangular tube are investigated. It is found that nanofluids in a triangular tube can significantly improve the heat transfer performance at the cost of a small increase in resistance coefficient compared with that in a circular tube, especially the resistance coefficients are almost the same between different nanoparticle mass fractions at turbulent flow. It is also found that the comprehensive evaluation index η decreases with Reynolds number at laminar flow but a critical maximum value appears at turbulent flow.
文摘The paper presents three power-type correlations of a simple form, which are valid for Reynolds numbers range from 3.10^3 ≤ Re ≤ 10^6, and for three different ranges of Prandtl number： 0.1 ≤ Pr ≤ 1.0, 1.0≤ Pr ≤ 3.0, and 3.0 ≤Pr ≤ 10^3. Heat transfer correlations developed in the paper were compared with experimental results available in the literature. The comparisons performed in the paper confLrm the good accuracy of the proposed correlations. They are also much simpler compared with the relationship of Gnielinski, which is also widely used in the heat transfer calculations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51036003, 51021065)the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB206903)
文摘For laminar and turbulent convective heat transfer, the synergy among vectorial physical quantities of a fluid particle is analyzed to reveal the relation between the multi-field synergy mechanism and heat transfer enhancement. Additionally, the efficiency evaluation criterion (EEC) is proposed to evaluate the overall performance of heat transfer enhancement. Meanwhile, using synergy angles α,β,,γ and η, a unified evaluation system and corresponding evaluation indexes for heat transfer enhancement are suggested. A model of a heat-transfer-enhanced tube inserted with poles in a triangular configuration is built, and a corresponding numerical simulation is conducted to verify the proposed evaluation system and criterion. The calculation results show that there is correlation between synergy angles reflecting the direction of heat transfer enhancement and evaluation criterion reflecting the effect of heat transfer enhancement. In the Re number range of 300-1800, the performance evaluation criterion PEC lies in the range of 1.2-2.3, but the efficiency evaluation criterion EEC lies in the range of 0.33-0.45.
