Numerical analysis of laminar heat transfer in a channel with diamond-shaped baffles

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-38

  Sripattanapipat, Somchai ^a   Promvonge, Pongjet ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Baffle; Diamond baffle; Heat transfer; Laminar flow; Periodic channel flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DIAMONDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMOANALYSIS; WALL FLOW;

BAFFLE; CHANNEL HEIGHTS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; FINITE VOLUMES; FLUID FLOWS; FRICTION FACTORS; HORIZONTAL CHANNELS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETERS; ISOTHERMAL WALLS; LAMINAR HEAT TRANSFERS; PERIODIC CHANNEL FLOW; PERIODIC FLOWS; PRESSURE LOSSES; SIMPLE ALGORITHMS; THERMAL PERFORMANCES; TIP ANGLES;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149133928     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Patankar S.V., Liu C.H., and Sparrow E.M. Fully developed flow and heat transfer in ducts having streamwise-periodic variations of cross-sectional area. ASME J. Heat Transfer 99 (1977) 180-186
2. Berner C., Durst F., and McEligot D.M. Flow around baffles. Trans. ASME J. Heat Transfer 106 (1984) 743-749
3. Webb B.W., and Ramadhyani S. Conjugate heat transfer in a channel with staggered ribs. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 28 (1985) 1679-1687
4. Kelkar K.M., and Patankar S.V. Numerical prediction of flow and heat transfer in a parallel plate channel with staggered fins. ASME J. Heat Transfer 109 (1987) 25-30
5. Cheng C.H., and Huang W.H. Laminar forced convection flows in horizontal channels with transverse fins placed in entrance regions. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 20 (1991) 1315-1324
6. Cheng C.H., and Huang W.H. Numerical prediction for laminar forced convection in parallel-plate channels with transverse fin arrays. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 34 11 (1991) 2739-2749
7. Habib M.A., Mobarak A.M., Sallak M.A., Abdel Hadi E.A., and Affify R.I. Experimental investigation of heat transfer and flow over baffles of different heights. Trans. ASME J. Heat Transfer 116 (1994) 363-368
8. Amiri A., Vafai K., and Kuzay T.M. Effects of boundary conditions on non-Darcian heat transfer through porous media and experimental comparison. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 27 (1995) 651-664
9. Lopez J.R., Anand N.K., and Fletcher L.S. Heat transfer in a three-dimensional channel with baffles. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 30 (1996) 189-205
10. Guo Z., and Anand N.K. Three-dimensional heat transfer in a channel with a baffle in the entrance region. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 31 1 (1997) 21-35
11. Yang Y.T., and Hwang C.Z. Calculation of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a porous-baffled channel. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 46 (2003) 771-780
12. Da Silva Miranda B.M., and Anand N.K. Convective heat transfer in a channel with porous baffles. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 46 5 (2004) 425-452
13. Santos N.B., and De Lemos M.J.S. Flow and heat transfer in a parallel-plate channel with porous and solid baffles. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 49 5 (2006) 471-494
14. Ko K.H., and Anand N.K. Use of porous baffles to enhance heat transfer in a rectangular channel. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 46 (2003) 4191-4199
15. Mousavi S.S., and Hooman K. Heat and fluid flow in entrance region of a channel with staggered baffles. Energy Convers. Manag. 47 (2006) 2011-2019
16. Tsay Y.L., Cheng J.C., and Chang T.S. Enhancement of heat transfer from surface-mounted block heat sources in a duct with baffles. Numer. Heat Transf., A Appl. 43 8 (2003) 827-841
17. Patankar S.V. Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (1980), McGraw-Hill, New York
18. Incropera F., and Dewitt P.D. Introduction to heat transfer. 3rd edition (1996), John Wiley & Sons Inc