Numerical simulation of flow field and heat transfer of streamlined cylinders in cross flow

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 564-570

  Li, Zhihua ^a   Davidson, Jane H ^a   Mantell, Susan C ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross flow; Cylinder; Elliptical; Heat transfer; Lenticular; Pressure drop; Subcritical flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

CROSS FLOW; ELLIPTICAL; LENTICULAR; SUBCRITICAL FLOW;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DRAG; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 33745870126     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2188463     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Bigg, D. M., Stickford, G. H., and Talbert, S. G., 1989, "Applications of Polymeric Materials for Condensing Heat Exchangers," Polym. Eng. Sci., 29(16), pp. 1111-1116.
2. Davidson, J. H., Oberreit, D., Liu, W., and Mantell, S. C., 1999, "Are Plastic Heat Exchangers Feasible for Solar Water Heaters? Part I: A Review of the Technology, Codes and Standards, and Commercial Products," ASME/KSME/JSME/ASHRAE/JSES International Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century, CD-ROM, RAES99-7683, Maui, Hawaii.
3. El-Dessouky, H. T., and Ettouney, H. M., 1999, "Plastic/Compact Heat Exchangers for Single-Effect Desalination Systems," Desalination, 122(2-3), pp. 271-289.
4. Jachuck, R. J. J., and Ramshaw, C., 1994, "Process Intensification: Polymer Film Compact Heat Exchanger (PFCHE)," Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 72(A2), pp. 255-262.
5. Li, Z., Mantell, S. C., and Davidson, J. H., 2005, "Mechanical Analysis of Streamlined Tubes with Nonuniform Wall Thickness for Heat Exchangers," J. Strain Anal. Eng. Des., 40(3), pp. 275-285.
6. Li, Z., Davidson, J. H., and Mantell, S. M., 2004, "Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis," J. Heat Transfer, 126(2), pp. 211-218.
7. Delany, N., and Sorensen, N., 1953, "Low Speed Drag of Cylinders of Various Shapes," NACA Technical Note, Report No. 3038.
8. Zukauskas, A., and Ziugzda, J., 1985, Heat Transfer of a Cylinder in Crossflow, Hemisphere, 150.
9. Badr, H. M., Dennis, S. C. R., and Kocabiyik, S., 2001, "Numerical Simulation of the Unsteady Flow Over an Elliptic Cylinder at Different Orientations," Int. J. Opt. Comput., 37(8), pp. 905-931.
10. Ota, T., and Nishiyama, H., 1984, "Heat Transfer and Flow Around an Elliptic Cylinder," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 27(10), pp. 1771-1779.
11. Hoerner, S. F., 1965, Fluid-Dynamic Drag, Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, Midland Park, NJ.
12. Ota, T., Aiba, S., Tsuruta, T., and Kaga, M., 1983, "Forced Convection Heat Transfer from an Elliptic Cylinder of Axis Ratio 1:2," Bull. JSME, 26(212), pp. 262-267.
13. Knoblauch, O., and Reiher, H., 1925, "Waermeuebertragung," Handbuch der Experimentalphysik, W. Wien and F. Harms, eds., 9(1), p. 189.
14. Menter, F. R., 1994, "Two-Equation Eddy-Viscosity Turbulence Models for Engineering Applications," AIAA J., 32(8), pp. 1598-1605.
15. Behr, M., Hastreiter, D., Mittal, S., and Tezduyar, T. E., 1995, "Incompressible Flow Past a Circular Cylinder: Dependence of the Computed Flow Field on the Location of the Lateral Boundaries," Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 123(1-4), pp. 309-316.
16. Reichel, C., and Strohmeier, K., 2003, "Circular Cylinder Exposed to Cross Flow Fluid Forces-Parameters of Influence-Limits of Numerical Models," ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Cleveland, OH, pp. 35-44.
17. Abdulhadi, M., 1989, "Boundary Layer Calculations on Cylinders of Rankine-Oval Sections," Trans. Can. Soc. Mech. Eng., 13(3), pp. 65-68.
18. Knauss, D. T., John, J. E. A., and Marks, C. H., 1976, "Vortex Frequencies of Bluff Cylinders at Low Reynolds Numbers," J. Hydronaut., 10(4), pp. 121-126.
19. Ratliff, C. L., 1992, "Vortex Shedding Frequencies of Elliptical Cylinders in the Irregular Reynolds Number Region," Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 8-13 Nov. ASME, New York, NY, Anaheim CA, pp. 53-60.
20. Modi, V. J., and Dikshit, A. K., 1975, "Near Wakes of Elliptic Cylinders in Subcritical Flow," AIAA J., 13(4), pp. 490-497.
21. Modi, V. J., and Wiland, E., 1970, "Unsteady Aerodynamics of Stationary Elliptic Cylinders in Subcritical Flow," AIAA J., 8(10), pp. 1814-1821.
22. Wieselsberger, E., 1921, "Neuere Feststellungen über die Gesetze des Flüssigkeits- und Luftwiderstandes," Phys. Z., 22, pp. 321-328.