Heat Transfer (heat + transfer)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Kinds of Heat Transfer

  • convection heat transfer
  • convective heat transfer
  • radiation heat transfer
  • radiative heat transfer
  • transient heat transfer

  • Terms modified by Heat Transfer

  • heat transfer analysis
  • heat transfer characteristic
  • heat transfer coefficient
  • heat transfer enhancement
  • heat transfer equation
  • heat transfer mechanism
  • heat transfer model
  • heat transfer performance
  • heat transfer phenomenoN
  • heat transfer problem
  • heat transfer process
  • heat transfer rate
  • heat transfer resistance
  • heat transfer surface

  • Selected Abstracts


    DIMENSIONLESS CORRELATIONS FOR CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER IN CANNED PARTICULATE FLUIDS UNDER AXIAL ROTATION PROCESSING

    JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING, Issue 2010
    MRITUNJAY DWIVEDI
    ABSTRACT Dimensionless correlations for estimating heat transfer coefficients (U and hfp) in canned high viscosity Newtonian liquids (with and without particles) were developed using stepwise multiple nonlinear regressions of statistically significant dimensionless groups using tangent as an estimate and Newton as search method. Data on overall heat transfer coefficient U and fluid-to-particle heat transfer coefficients hfpwere obtained for several processing conditions and were analyzed separately for particle and particle-free conditions. In free axial mode, a newly developed form, combining natural and forced convection, provided higher R2 = 0.93. In the absence of particles in end-over-end mode, introducing natural convection term (Gr × Pr), improved R2 from 0.81 to 0.97. Combination of the reel radius, radius of the can and radius of the particles was chosen as characteristics length. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Most earlier dimensionless correlations for a canned liquid particulate mixture subjected to free axial mode of agitation are present for either U or hfp individually due to the difficulties in obtaining time,temperature profiles of the liquid and particles simultaneously; however, the time,temperature prediction at the particle center requires appropriate correlations for both U and hfp and cannot be made with only one of these coefficients. Additionally, importance of natural convection in forced convection heat transfer correlations has been demonstrated by developing the U and hfp correlations using the mixed convection approach as the combination of natural and forced convection heat transfer. These developed correlations would help in modeling the time,temperature profiles of a canned particulate mixture and will be helpful in determining the contribution of natural and forced convection heat transfer. These dimensional numbers would give a better understanding of the physical phenomenon and can also be easily used for scale-up purposes. [source]


    MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF FAR INFRARED RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER: THEORETICAL APPROACH

    JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING, Issue 4 2006
    F. TANAKA
    ABSTRACT We developed radiation heat transfer models with the combination of the Monte Carlo (MC) method and computational fluid dynamic approach and two-dimensional heat transfer models based on the fundamental quantum physics of radiation and fluid dynamics. We investigated far infrared radiation (FIR) heating in laminar and buoyancy airflow. A simple prediction model in laminar airflow was tested with an analytical solution and commercial software (CFX 4). The adequate number of photon tracks for MC simulation was established. As for the complex designs model, the predicted results agreed well with the experimental data with root mean square error of 3.8 K. Because food safety public concerns are increasing, we applied this model to the prediction of the thermal inactivation level by coupling with the microbial kinetics model. Under buoyancy airflow condition, uniformity of FIR heating was improved by selecting adequate wall temperature and emissivity. [source]


    HEAT TRANSFER TO CANNED PARTICULATES IN HIGH-VISCOSITY NEWTONIAN FLUIDS DURING AGITATION PROCESSING

    JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION, Issue 6 2006
    YANG MENG
    ABSTRACT Heat transfer to canned particulate-laden Newtonian high-viscous fluids (Nylon particles suspended in aqueous glycerin solution [40, 60, 80, 90 and 100%, v/v] and motor oil [85W140]) during end-over-end rotation was studied in a pilot-scale, full water-immersion single-cage rotary retort. Computations of conventional fluid-to-particle heat transfer coefficient (hfp) and overall heat transfer coefficient (U) were successful with multiple particles for an entire range of viscosity, but the predicted particle lethality was underestimated. With a single particle in the can, hfpand U calculations were successful only for low-viscosity fluids (40 and 60% glycerin solutions), but again resulted in underestimation of particle lethality. Apparent heat transfer coefficients (hap) between retort and particle surface and apparent overall heat transfer coefficient (Ua) were also evaluated, and this methodology worked well for all cases. Further, the particle lethality predicted using hap better matched the measured values. With a single particle in the can, the associated hap was significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by rotation speed, retort temperature, liquid viscosity, particle material and can size. Ua was significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by rotation speed and liquid viscosity. The effects of headspace, radius of rotation and particle size were not significant (P > 0.05) on hap and Ua values. [source]


    Heat Transfer in Polypropylene-Based Foams Produced Using Different Foaming Processes,

    ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 10 2009
    Marcelo Antunes
    This paper presents the characterization of the cellular structure and thermal conduction behaviour of polypropylene foams produced using different foaming processes, with the aim of selecting the best possible PP foam thermal insulator. Thermal conductivity results have shown that the global heat transfer behaviour is controlled by the relative density. For relative densities higher than 0.2, thermal conductivity differences were insignificant, the data being predicted by the mixture's rule and Russell's model. In the low density range, all of the proposed models underestimated the overall conductivity, the effect of the processing method being more significant, slight differences being observed between foams produced by extrusion and those produced by gas dissolution with higher cell sizes and anisotropies. Foams with finer cellular structures showed to be better insulating materials. [source]


    Numerical Modelling of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Horizontal Metal-Foam Tubes,

    ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 10 2009
    Wei Lu
    Abstract The flow boiling heat transfer performance in horizontal metal-foam tubes is numerically investigated based on the flow pattern map retrieved from experimental investigations. The flow pattern and velocity profile are generally governed by vapour quality and mass flow rate of the fluid. The porous media non-equilibrium heat transfer model is employed for modelling both vapour and liquid phase zones. The modelling predictions have been compared with experimental results. The effects of metal-foam morphological parameters, heat flux and mass flux on heat transfer have been examined. The numerical predictions show that the overall heat transfer coefficient of the metal-foam filled tube increases with the relative density (1-porosity), pore density (ppi), mass and heat flux. [source]


    Temporal accuracy analysis of phase change convection simulations using the JFNK-SIMPLE algorithm

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS, Issue 7 2007
    Katherine J. Evans
    Abstract The incompressible Navier,Stokes and energy conservation equations with phase change effects are applied to two benchmark problems: (1) non-dimensional freezing with convection; and (2) pure gallium melting. Using a Jacobian-free Newton,Krylov (JFNK) fully implicit solution method preconditioned with the SIMPLE (Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. Hemisphere: New York, 1980) algorithm using centred discretization in space and three-level discretization in time converges with second-order accuracy for these problems. In the case of non-dimensional freezing, the temporal accuracy is sensitive to the choice of velocity attenuation parameter. By comparing to solutions with first-order backward Euler discretization in time, it is shown that the second-order accuracy in time is required to resolve the fine-scale convection structure during early gallium melting. Qualitative discrepancies develop over time for both the first-order temporal discretized simulation using the JFNK-SIMPLE algorithm that converges the nonlinearities and a SIMPLE-based algorithm that converges to a more common mass balance condition. The discrepancies in the JFNK-SIMPLE simulations using only first-order rather than second-order accurate temporal discretization for a given time step size appear to be offset in time. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer during Surface Pasteurization of Hot Dogs with Vacuum-Steam-Vacuum Technology

    JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, Issue 9 2004
    L. Huang
    ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to validate the fundamental heat-transfer mechanism governing the process of vacuum-steam-vacuum surface pasteurization of hot dogs. It was hypothesized that the steam could not directly flow into the pores below the surface of hot dogs, and the heat was transferred into these areas by conduction. A numerical analysis program was first developed to estimate the heat-transfer coefficient between steam and hot dogs and was then used to simulate the temperature distribution at different locations below the surface. The hypothesis and computer simulation model were successfully validated using hot dogs surface-inoculated with Listeria innocua. Results showed that the heat from saturated steam must be conducted into the interior to kill L. innocua harboring in the pores and irregularities below the surface of hot dogs. Results of computer simulation and biological validation also suggested that heating must be maintained at 138 °C for at least 25 s to achieve a complete elimination (> 8 log colony-forming units per gram) of L. innocua from hot dogs. [source]


    Theoretical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Glass Forming

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 10 2001
    Raymond Viskanta
    A theoretical study to investigate internal heat transfer in glass undergoing cooling between glass and mold, as well as plunger, during and after pressing, is described. A thermal model has been formulated to simulate the cooling. The heat-transfer analysis accounts for the spectral nature of radiation in glass, the dependence of the thermophysical properties of glass on temperature, and the contact heat transfer between and after pressing, as well as subsequent cooling. Heat exchange between glass and mold by contact conduction across a very small gap and that by thermal radiation are considered separately. Numerical solutions have been obtained for typical conditions simulating symmetric and nonsymmetric cooling, and the results obtained are presented and discussed. During the dwell time, thermal-contact conduction between glass and mold is the dominant mechanism for heat extraction from glass. Results show that radiation from the surface of the glass plays a relatively small role in the heat extraction from the glass, but that radiation from the interior of the glass is much more significant. [source]


    Heat Transfer in Gas Phase Olefin Polymerisation

    MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA, Issue 1 2009
    Estevan Tioni
    Abstract A fixed bed microreactor has been used to study heat transfer during the initial transient state of gas phase olefin polymerization on a supported catalyst. It has been shown that heat transfer during this stage of the polymerisation is critical, and under conditions found commercially problems can arise with hot spots and polymer melting. It is proven how the thermal properties of the gas mixture flowing on the catalytic bed exert great influence on heat dissipation reducing the sudden increase in temperature by as much as a factor of 5. Flow rate and especially the process gas composition are the key factors in controlling the bed temperature. [source]


    Effects of Viscous Dissipation on Heat Transfer between an Array of Long Circular Cylinders and Power Law Fluids

    THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 6 2007
    R. P. Chhabra
    Abstract The free surface model has been combined with the equations of motion and of thermal energy to investigate the role of viscous dissipation on heat transfer between banks of long cylinders and power law (shear-thinning and shear-thickening) fluids. The equations of motion cast in the stream function/vorticity formulation have been solved numerically using a second-order accurate finite difference method to obtain extensive information on the behaviour of local and surface-averaged Nusselt numbers over a range of Reynolds numbers 1 , 500, for a wide range of power law indices (0.4 , n , 2.0), Brinkman numbers (0 , Br , 5) and Prandtl numbers (Pr = 1, 1000) at two representative solid volume fractions corresponding to the porosities of e = 0.4 and 0.9. Two different thermal boundary conditions are considered at the cylinder surface: constant temperature (CT) and constant heat flux (CHF). The results presented herein provide a fundamental knowledge about the influence of viscous dissipation on the heat transfer characteristics. The results reported herein further show that the effect of Brinkman number on heat transfer is strongly conditioned by the thermal boundary condition, Prandtl number and the power law index. On a combiné le modèle de surface libre aux équations de mouvement et de transfert de chaleur afin d'étudier le rôle de la dissipation visqueuse sur le transfert de chaleur entre des rangées de cylindres longs pour des fluides de loi de puissance (rhéofluidifiants et rhéoépaississants). Les équations de mouvement formulées en fonction de courant/vorticité ont été résolues numériquement à l'aide d'une méthode de différences finies du second ordre, afin d'obtenir des informations détaillées sur le comportement des nombres de Nusselt locaux et moyennés en surface pour une gamme de nombres de Reynolds compris entre 1 et 500, une large gamme d'indices de loi de puissance (0,4 , n , 2,0), de nombres de Brinkman (0 , Br , 5) et de nombres de Prandtl (Pr = 1,1000) à deux fractions de volume de solides correspondant à une porosité de e = 0,4 et 0,9. Deux conditions aux limites thermiques ont été considérées à la surface du cylindre: la température constante (CT) et le flux de chaleur constant (CHF). Les résultats présentés permettent de rendre compte de l'influence de la dissipation visqueuse sur les caractéristiques du transfert de chaleur et l'effet du nombre de Brinkman sur le transfert de chaleur qui est fortement influencé par la condition aux limites thermique, le nombre de Prandtl et l'indice de loi de puissance. [source]


    A Study on Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in a Bubble Column Reactor with Yeast and Bacterial Cell Suspensions

    THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 4 2005
    Nigar Kantarci
    Abstract Hydrodynamics and heat transfer experiments were carried out in a slurry bubble column with air-water-yeast cells and air-water-bacteria cells systems to investigate gas hold-up, bubble characteristics and heat transfer coefficients with cell concentrations of 0.1% w/w and 0.4% w/w and superficial gas velocity up to 0.20 m/s. The gas hold-ups and heat transfer coefficients were found to increase with increasing gas velocity and cell concentration. The heat transfer coefficients were higher at the centre of the column as compared to the near wall region. The development of empirical correlations to predict the heat transfer coefficient in two- and three-phase systems was carried out with ±15% confidence interval at most. On a réalisé des expériences d'hydrodynamique et de transfert de chaleur dans une colonne triphasique gaz-liquide-solide avec des systèmes de cellules air-eau-levure et de cellules air-eau-bactéries afin d'étudier la rétention de gaz, les caractéristiques des bulles et les coefficients de transfert de chaleur avec des concentrations de cellules de 0,1 % en poids et 0,4 % en poids et des vitesses de gaz superficielles jusqu'à 0,20 m/s. On a trouvé que les rétentions de gaz et les coefficients de transfert de chaleur augmentaient avec la vitesse de gaz et la concentration en cellules. Les coefficients de transfert de chaleur sont plus grands au centre de la colonne que dans la région proche de la paroi. Des corrélations empiriques pour prédire le coefficient de transfert de chaleur dans des systèmes bi et triphasiques ont été établies avec un écart de confiance inférieur ou égal à ± 15%. [source]


    The Effects of Power Law Fluid Rheology on Coil Heat Transfer for Agitated Vessel in the Transitional Flow Regime

    THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 6 2004
    Eric Ricci
    Abstract A CFD model of heat transfer from power-law fluids to helical cooling coils in the transitional flow regime of a baffled tank mixed with a pitched blade turbine was developed with FluentTM. The model captured local temperature and velocity gradients. Simulations were run, varying Re, Pr, K and n. The results indicate that a Sieder-Tate type correlation, with the exponent on and the coefficient in front of the Reynolds number being a function of n, is recommended for estimating ho. Also, a new two coil bank design was found to be more efficient when 450 < Re < 650. On a développé à l'aide de FluentTM un modèle CFD de transfert de chaleur pour un serpentin hélicoïdal dans un réservoir à contrepales agité par une turbine à pales inclinées dans le régime de transition, appliqué au refroidissement de fluides de loi de puissance. Le modèle permet de déterminer la température locale et les gradients de vitesse. On a effectué des simulations en variant Re, Pr, K et n. Les résultats indiquent qu'une corrélation de type Sieder-Tate, où l'exposant et le coefficient prémultiplicateur du nombre de Reynolds sont fonction de n, est recommandée pour l'estimation de ho. On a également trouvé qu'une nouvelle conception de réservoir à deux serpentins était plus efficace lorsque 450 < Re < 650. [source]


    Hydrodynamics, Mass and Heat Transfer in Chemical Engineering: by A.D. Polyanin, A.M. Kutopov, A.V. Vyazmin and D.A. Kazenin 2002, Taylor and Francis, London, U.K. + 386 pages Price US $125; ISBN 0-415-27237-8

    THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 1 2004
    R. P. Chhabra
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]


    Modeling Conductive Heat Transfer and Process Uniformity during Batch High-Pressure Processing of Foods

    BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, Issue 1 2000
    Siegfried Denys
    A numerical model for predicting conductive heat transfer during batch high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing of foods was developed and tested for a food simulator (agar gel). For a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed method, both "conventional" HHP processes, HHP processes with gradual, step-by-step pressure buildup and pressure release, and pressure cycling HHP processes were included. In all cases, good agreement between experimental and predicted temperature profiles was observed. The model provides a very useful tool to evaluate batch HHP processes in terms of uniformity of any heat- and/or pressure-related effect. This is illustrated for inactivation of Bacillus subtilis ,-amylase, an enzymatic model system with known pressure-temperature degradation kinetics. [source]


    Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Heat Transfer Due to Confined Impinging Circular Jet

    CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 10 2007
    L. Chang-geng
    Abstract An experimental and numerical simulation study of heat transfer due to a confined impinging circular jet is presented. In this research, a stainless steel foil heated disk was used as the heat transfer surface of a simulated chip, and the thermocouples were mounted symmetrically along the diameter of the foil to measure the temperature distribution on the surface. Driven by a small pump, a circular air jet (1.5,mm and 1,mm in diameter) impinged on the heat-transfer surface with middle and low Reynolds numbers. The parameters, such as Reynolds number and ratio of height-to-diameter, were changed to investigate the radial distribution of the Nusselt number and the characteristics of heat transfer in the stagnation region. Numerical computations were performed by using several different turbulence models. In wall bounded turbulent flows, near-wall modeling is crucial. Therefore, the turbulence models enhanced wall treatment, such as the RNG ,-, model, may be superior for modeling impingement flows. The numerical results showed reasonable agreement with the experimental data for local heat transfer coefficient distributions. The impinging jet may be an effective method to solve the cooling problem of high power density electronic packaging. [source]


    Vapor Condensation Heat Transfer in a Thermoplate Heat Exchanger

    CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 7 2007
    J. Mitrovic
    Abstract The heat transfer and pressure drop in a thermoplate heat exchanger operating as a condenser have been investigated experimentally. In order to separate the heat transfer resistances in the condensation process, the single phase forced convection has been studied using distilled water and Marlotherm oil in the thermoplate and correlations developed for the Nusselt number and the friction factor. For the condensation experiments, an apparatus has been constructed comprising two identical condensers composed of the same thermoplate type as employed in the single phase experiments. Isopropanol is used as a test fluid at pressures below atmospheric pressure. The heat transfer resistances in the condensation experiments are separated and expressions for the condensation heat transfer and pressure drop are developed with the aid of the results obtained in the single phase studies. [source]


    Effect of Thermal Asymmetry on Heat Transfer in a Laminar Annular Flow

    CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (CET), Issue 10 2005
    J. Mitrovi
    Abstract The effect of thermal asymmetry on heat transfer in a hydrodynamically developed annular flow has been investigated numerically. The surfaces confining the fluid space are kept at constant but different temperatures. Depending on the fluid inlet temperature, the thermal asymmetry can lead to a discontinuity of the Nusselt number on one surface. With the thermally developed flow the exact expressions for the Nusselt numbers have been obtained. [source]


    Heat transfer by radiation and convection in fire testing

    FIRE AND MATERIALS, Issue 5 2004
    Ulf Wickström
    Abstract Fire safety engineers, especially those experts writing fire test standards, often have different understandings of the concepts of heat transfer from a fire to a surface by radiation and convection. The concepts are therefore often not very well defined, in e.g. ISO and CEN standards, leading in many cases to confusions, misunderstandings and considerable errors. This paper is an effort, in a very simple way, to make the issue a little clearer, particularly for use in international standardization work. ISO/TC92 and the International FORUM of Fire Research Directors are currently endorsing very important work on procedures to calibrate heat flux meters. The two entities, heat transfer by radiation and convection, may be treated independently. The presentation below is deliberately very short and basic avoiding many phenomena that are not immediately needed in most fire standardization work. Recommendations are reached on how to define and measure heat transfer in fire testing. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Heat transfer on tube bundles embedded horizontally in a liquid-fluidized bed: 2nd report: On tube bundles of fundamental layouts including in-line layouts

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 3 2009
    Kenichi Hashizume
    Abstract Heat transfer coefficients were measured on tube bundles of fundamental layouts including in-line layouts embedded horizontally in a liquid-fluidized bed. Tested tube layouts were single tubes, transverse single tube rows, longitudinal single tube rows, and in-line arranged tube bundles. A total of 7 kinds of particles were used. Comparisons of the experimental data showed a good agreement with the heat transfer correlation developed for staggered layouts, when the average liquid velocity through each tube bundle was used as the reference velocity for the particle Reynolds number. Distribution of the local heat transfer coefficient was also investigated around tubes. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20245 [source]


    Heat transfer of combined forced and natural convection from horizontal cylinder to air

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 8 2007
    Kenzo Kitamura
    Abstract Experimental investigations have been carried out for combined convective flows of air induced around uniformly heated, horizontal cylinders. Three cases of aiding, opposing, and cross flows were examined. The experiments covered the ranges of the Reynolds and modified Rayleigh numbers of Red=50 to 900 and Rad*=5×104 to 3×106. The flow fields around the cylinders were visualized with smoke. The results showed that separation points gradually shift from those of the forced convection to the top edge of the cylinder with increasing wall heat fluxes. The local heat transfer coefficients of the cylinders were also measured. Although the local coefficients show complex variations with the forced flow velocities and the wall heat fluxes, the overall coefficients become higher than those estimated from pure forced and natural convections throughout the cases of aiding, opposing, and cross flows. Moreover, it was confirmed that the overall Nusselt numbers as well as the separation points can be predicted with the non-dimensional parameter (Grd*/NudRed2). © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 36(8): 474,488, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20180 [source]


    Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in a swirling impinging jet

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 5 2005
    Mamoru Senda
    Abstract An experimental study on heat transfer and fluid flow has been carried out for a swirling round impinging jet. A thermosensitive liquid crystal sheet was used for the heat transfer measurements and the three velocity components were measured with LDV in the stagnation region for cases where the Swirl number Sw = 0.0, 0.22, and 0.45 at the Reynolds number Re = 8100. The formation of recirculation flow due to a swirl near the impinging wall was found to deteriorate the heat transfer coefficient in the stagnation region and results in a more uniform distribution of the Nusselt number with an increasing Swirl number. The heat transfer mechanism of the swirling impinging jet is discussed based on the flow characteristics of the mean velocities and turbulence quantities. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 34(5): 324,335, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience. wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20068 [source]


    Mixed convection in a horizontal square duct with local inner heating

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 3 2005
    Koichi Ichimiya
    Abstract Numerical analyses were performed for the effect of local inner heating on the mixing flow in a horizontal square duct. Three-dimensional governing equations were solved for Re = 100,Pr = 0.72, and six kinds of inner heating sizes in a duct, with insulated walls or uniform temperature walls. Local inner heating induced the local buoyancy force and produced four recirculating flows across a section in a thermally insulated duct. In a horizontal square duct with uniform wall temperature, the interaction of the buoyancy-induced flows by temperature difference between the fluid and the local inner heating, and between the fluid and the walls reduced the maximum intensity of the secondary flow. Two recirculating flows were generated in a downward region. Heat transfer was locally enhanced or depressed corresponding to the flow situation. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 34(3): 160,170, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20056 [source]


    Heat transfer on tube bundles embedded horizontally in a liquid-fluidized bed

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 2 2005
    Kenichi Hashizume
    Abstract Heat transfer on tube bundles embedded horizontally in a liquid-fluidized bed was investigated experimentally. In the experiment, a total of 5 kinds of tube bundles in an equilateral triangular staggered arrangement, including a single tube, was used. Tested particles were of glass and ceramics, and their diameter range was from 2.1 to 6.0 mm. It was found that the distribution of local heat transfer coefficients around a tube depends not on the kind of particles, but on the tube pitch only, when a good fluidizing condition is maintained. Based on the experimental data, a new method was proposed to predict average heat transfer coefficient, which can be applicable for tube bundles having a tube pitch to diameter ratio of 1.2 to infinity (single tube). © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 34(2): 85,98, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20048 [source]


    Heat transfer characteristics between inner and outer rings of an angular ball bearing

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 1 2003
    Keiji Mizuta
    Abstract Heat transfer between the inner and the outer rings of an angular ball bearing is investigated experimentally and heat transport by balls is analyzed theoretically. The bearing used is lubricated by oil and rotated in the range from 600 to 4000 rpm. Considering heat generation by friction, the net heat flow between the rings is evaluated. The results show that balls are the dominant heat carrier and their conductance depends on rotational speed and thrust force. The other heat transfer route is supposed mainly to be between the rings based on the fact that its heat flow rate depends on the rotational speed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 32(1): 42,57, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.10070 [source]


    Heat transfer in high-aspect-ratio rectangular passage with skewed ribs

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 2 2002
    Takanari Okamura
    Abstract The heat transfer characteristics and flow behavior in a rectangular passage with two opposite 45° skewed ribs for turbine rotor blade have been investigated for Reynolds numbers from 7800 to 19,000. In this blade, the spanwise coolant passage at the trailing edge region whose thickness is very thin is chosen, so the channel aspect ratio (=width/height of channel) is extremely high, 4.76. Therefore the heat transfer experiment in the high-aspect-ratio cooling channel was performed using thermochromic liquid crystal and thermocouples. Furthermore, the calculation of flow and heat transfer was carried out using CFD analysis code to understand the heat transfer experimental results. The enhanced heat transfer coefficients on the smooth side wall at the rib's leading end were the same level as those on the rib-roughened walls. © 2002 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 31(2): 89,104, 2002; DOI 10.1002/htj.10018 [source]


    Heat transfer for Marangoni-driven boundary layer flow

    HEAT TRANSFER - ASIAN RESEARCH (FORMERLY HEAT TRANSFER-JAPANESE RESEARCH), Issue 2 2002
    David M. Christopher
    Abstract Marangoni convection induced by variation of the surface tension with temperature along a surface influences crystal growth melts and other processes with liquid,vapor interfaces, such as boiling in both microgravity and normal gravity in some cases. This paper presents the Nusselt number for Marangoni flow over a flat surface calculated using a similarity solution for both the momentum equations and the energy equation assuming developing boundary layer flow along a surface. Solutions are presented for the surface velocity, the total flow rate, and the Nusselt number for various temperature profiles, Marangoni numbers, and Prandtl numbers. For large bubbles, the predicted boundary layer thickness would be less than the bubble diameter, so the curvature effects could be neglected and this analysis could be used as a first estimate of the effect of Marangoni flow around a vapor bubble. © 2002 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 31(2): 105,116, 2002; DOI 10.1002/htj.10019 [source]


    Fluid flow and heat transfer investigations in shell and dimple heat exchangers

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Issue 5 2005
    A. Witry
    Abstract Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics are investigated here using experimental and analytical techniques for a dimple plate heat exchanger. The analysis uses the log mean temperature difference method (LMTD) in all its calculations. Whilest the shell side flow highly resembles the flow over a rough or wavy plate, the tube side passage in these represents the flow over short hexagonal tube banks with the flowing across the sectional areas between the hexagons having the shape of a benzene ring. Local and global experimental measurements are carried out around the heat exchanger. Furthermore, analytical models for both sides of the heat exchanger were obtained from the literature. Reasonable cross match between experimental and analytical results could be obtained. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Heat transfer from a plate impinging swirl jet

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Issue 4 2002
    Kadir Bilen
    Abstract Heat transfer and flow visualization experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of swirling and multi-channel impinging jets and compare the results with those of a multi-channel impinging jet (MCIJ) and conventional impinging jet (CIJ) for the present work at the same conditions. Swirling impinging jets (SIJs) employed the fixed blade lengths of 12.3 mm with four blades at the exit of the housing tube to divert the air flow through four narrow channels with a desired swirl angle (, of 22.5, 41 and 50°). The MCIJ jet had the same dimensions as the SIJs, except that the narrow channels in the solid insert were vertical (,=0°). The local and surface average Nusselt numbers of MCIJ were generally higher than those of the CIJ and SIJs. The SIJs, however, demonstrated significant improvement in radial uniformity of heat transfer compared to the MCIJ and CIJ. In the region of 2.7,X/D,0 for H/D=8 and Re=20 000, the average Nusselt number for the MCIJ was 11, 33, 72 and 98 per cent higher than that of the CIJ, ,=22.5, ,=41 and ,=50°, respectively. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    HEAT TRANSFER TO CANNED PARTICULATES IN HIGH-VISCOSITY NEWTONIAN FLUIDS DURING AGITATION PROCESSING

    JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION, Issue 6 2006
    YANG MENG
    ABSTRACT Heat transfer to canned particulate-laden Newtonian high-viscous fluids (Nylon particles suspended in aqueous glycerin solution [40, 60, 80, 90 and 100%, v/v] and motor oil [85W140]) during end-over-end rotation was studied in a pilot-scale, full water-immersion single-cage rotary retort. Computations of conventional fluid-to-particle heat transfer coefficient (hfp) and overall heat transfer coefficient (U) were successful with multiple particles for an entire range of viscosity, but the predicted particle lethality was underestimated. With a single particle in the can, hfpand U calculations were successful only for low-viscosity fluids (40 and 60% glycerin solutions), but again resulted in underestimation of particle lethality. Apparent heat transfer coefficients (hap) between retort and particle surface and apparent overall heat transfer coefficient (Ua) were also evaluated, and this methodology worked well for all cases. Further, the particle lethality predicted using hap better matched the measured values. With a single particle in the can, the associated hap was significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by rotation speed, retort temperature, liquid viscosity, particle material and can size. Ua was significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by rotation speed and liquid viscosity. The effects of headspace, radius of rotation and particle size were not significant (P > 0.05) on hap and Ua values. [source]


    Heat transfer during microwave combination heating: Computational modeling and MRI experiments

    AICHE JOURNAL, Issue 9 2010
    Vineet Rakesh
    Abstract Combination of heating modes such as microwaves, convection, and radiant heating can be used to realistically achieve the quality and safety needed for cooking processes and, at the same time, make the processes faster. Physics-based computational modeling used in conjunction with MRI experimentation can be used to obtain critical understanding of combination heating. The objectives were to: (1) formulate a fully coupled electromagnetics - heat transfer model, (2) use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiments to determine the 3D spatial and temporal variation of temperatures and validate the numerical model, (3) use the insight gained from the model and experiments to understand the combination heating process and to optimize it. The different factors that affect heating patterns during combination heating such as the type of heating modes used, placement of sample, and microwave cycling were considered. Objective functions were defined and minimized for design and optimization. The use of such techniques can lead to greater control and automation of combination heating process benefitting the food process and product developers immensely. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010 [source]