The main purpose of this research is to optimize the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by augmenting the surface area for heat transmission and thermal layer cracking.To achieve that,the impact of different d...The main purpose of this research is to optimize the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by augmenting the surface area for heat transmission and thermal layer cracking.To achieve that,the impact of different dimple diameters and their distribution along the dimpled tube was investigated numerically using the ANSYS Fluent 2022 R1 software by considering two models,A and B.Both models consist of three regions;the first,second,and third have dimple diameters of 3,2,&1 mm,respectively.Model A included an in-line dimple arrangement,while model B involved a staggered dimple arrangement.The finite volume method(FVM)was used in the modeling techniques to address the turbulent flow problem,which ranged in this investigation from Re of 3000 to 8000.The cooling fluid used in this investigation is water,which concentrated primarily on single-phase flow conditions.The investigation results revealed that as the Re increased,all analyzed models showcased higher.A reduction in pressure drops,thermal resistance,Nu,and overall performance standards.Crucially,compared to the traditionalmodel,both suggested models demonstrated improved heat transmission capacities.Within all the models examined,the tube with dimples in(model B)as staggered showed the greatest enhancement in the Nu,which was almost double that of the conventional type.Model A and Model B have respective average total performance criteria of 1.23 and 1.34.展开更多
In this study,the primary objective was to enhance the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by addressing areas with low heat transfer compared to other regions.To accomplish this,a comprehensive numerical inves...In this study,the primary objective was to enhance the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by addressing areas with low heat transfer compared to other regions.To accomplish this,a comprehensive numerical investigation was conducted using ANSYS Fluent 2022 R1 software,focusing on different diameters of dimples along the pipe’s length and the distribution of dimples in both in-line and staggered arrangements.The simulations utilized the finite elementmethod to address turbulent flowwithin the tube by solving partial differential equations,encompassing Re numbers spanning from 3000 to 8000.The study specifically examined single-phase flow conditions,with water utilized as the cooling fluid.The results of the investigation indicated that increasing the Reynolds number resulted in higher average Nusselt numbers,pressure drops,the overall performance criterion,and a reduction in average thermal resistance across all models analyzed.Notably,both proposedmodels demonstrated improved heat transfer when compared to the conventional model.Out of all the models evaluated,the tube featuring staggered dimples(Model B)demonstrated the most notable improvement in the Nu number.It exhibited an enhancement of approximately twice the value compared to the conventional model.The mean thermal resistance for the tube with dimples in the staggered arrangement(Model B)is 0.0057 k/W,compared to 0.0118 k/W for the traditional model.The maximum overall performance criterion for Model-A-and Model-Bis 1.22 and 1.33,respectively.展开更多
The thermal-hydraulic performance of plain tubes with and without wire coils in turbulent regimes is investigated experimentally and numerically.The effects of wire coil distribution(circular cross section)within the ...The thermal-hydraulic performance of plain tubes with and without wire coils in turbulent regimes is investigated experimentally and numerically.The effects of wire coil distribution(circular cross section)within the tube were explored experimentally,and water was employed as the working fluid.The numerical simulation was carried out using software programmer ANSYS Fluent 2019 R3 using the finite-volume approach.In the turbulent regime,six cross-sectionedwire coilswere analyzed,including:circular,rectangular,hexagonal,square,star shape,and triangle.The utilization of a tube with a wire coil has been shown to increase heat transfer rate and pump consumption.The results indicate a high level of concurrence,as the deviations are all below 8%.Compared with plain tube,the wire coils,according to the arrangement(TWD),gave the best PEC.The heat transfer enhancement ability of different cross sections follows the following order:StCS>RCS>HCS>SqCS>CCS>TCS.Also,the sequence of pump consumption for each cross section is as follows:RCS>StCS>SqCS>HCS>CCS>TCS.展开更多
This work presents a simulation analysis using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for the thermo-hydraulic behavior of staggered heat sinks whose fins have NACA 0040 airfoil profile.The results were compared wit...This work presents a simulation analysis using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for the thermo-hydraulic behavior of staggered heat sinks whose fins have NACA 0040 airfoil profile.The results were compared with a conventional pin fin heat sink with a circular profile.This study searched for the best thermo-hydraulic performance by translational and rotational positioning of the fins.It is worth mentioning that this work was carried out in two stages.In the first stage,the thermo-hydraulic behavior of the heat sink was studied moving the location of the upper array above the X-axis from to 2.25 mm and above the Y-axis from to 1.275 mm.The second stage examined-2.25-1.55the effects of fin rotation considering the results found in stage 1.However,in this second stage,both arrays were free to rotate.For the upper array,the rotation range was-25°to 25° and for the lower array the rotation range was-15° to 15°.It is worth mentioning that both stages were analyzed for a single Reynolds(Re)number value of 13,000.The optimization results using the multi-objective evolutionary algorithm showed that compared to a NACA 0040 heat sink with fixed,unrotated original configuration(C0),the NACA 0040 heat sink with any Position Configuration(PC)did not significantly improve the heat transfer.Then,the results found in the second stage showed that the effect of the rotation of both sets did not influence the increase in pressure drop.However,it was found that with the Optimal Position and Rotation Configuration(PRCoptimal),which is the optimized array from Stage 1(position)then optimized by rotation,there is a slightly higher Performance Evaluation Criterion(PEC)compared to the original C0 configuration by 7%.Finally,the proposed NACA 0040 heat sink with the optimal rotation and position setting(PRCoptimal)was found to have a PEC of 9%compared to a conventional pin fin heat sink.展开更多
The present work reports a numerical investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a solar receiver tube with different shaped porous media for laminar and low Reynolds number turbulent flow regi...The present work reports a numerical investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a solar receiver tube with different shaped porous media for laminar and low Reynolds number turbulent flow regimes.Numerical simulations have been performed with finite volume-based code ANSYS(v-2017)for different shapes of porous layers axially oriented in the tube.The plain-shaped porous medium fitted up to 50%of the tube shows better performance than other-shaped porous layers.Simulations have also been performed for axially oriented structured porous media with different sizes.Axially oriented structured porous medium develops a lateral flow disturbance enhancing the intermixing of the liquid and porous medium at their interface.Structured porous medium with a 3-crest configuration shows the best heat transfer performance among all the shapes of porous media.It offers a maximum of 148%heat transfer enhancement compared to a half-filled plain porous layer,whereas it reports a maximum of 564%enhancement compared to the flow without a porous layer.The lateral flow tendency or the swirling effect helps better heat transfer performance in the axially oriented structured porous media.Performance evaluation criterion(PEC)in all types of porous media is more in the transitional flow regime than in the laminar and turbulent flow regimes.For the same operating conditions,the maximum value of the PEC in the present work is 120%higher than the maximum value of PEC for other-shaped porous media reported in the literature.Correlations for Nusselt number have been developed for both laminar and turbulent flow regimes for three crests shaped porous medium.展开更多
文摘The main purpose of this research is to optimize the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by augmenting the surface area for heat transmission and thermal layer cracking.To achieve that,the impact of different dimple diameters and their distribution along the dimpled tube was investigated numerically using the ANSYS Fluent 2022 R1 software by considering two models,A and B.Both models consist of three regions;the first,second,and third have dimple diameters of 3,2,&1 mm,respectively.Model A included an in-line dimple arrangement,while model B involved a staggered dimple arrangement.The finite volume method(FVM)was used in the modeling techniques to address the turbulent flow problem,which ranged in this investigation from Re of 3000 to 8000.The cooling fluid used in this investigation is water,which concentrated primarily on single-phase flow conditions.The investigation results revealed that as the Re increased,all analyzed models showcased higher.A reduction in pressure drops,thermal resistance,Nu,and overall performance standards.Crucially,compared to the traditionalmodel,both suggested models demonstrated improved heat transmission capacities.Within all the models examined,the tube with dimples in(model B)as staggered showed the greatest enhancement in the Nu,which was almost double that of the conventional type.Model A and Model B have respective average total performance criteria of 1.23 and 1.34.
文摘In this study,the primary objective was to enhance the hydrothermal performance of a dimpled tube by addressing areas with low heat transfer compared to other regions.To accomplish this,a comprehensive numerical investigation was conducted using ANSYS Fluent 2022 R1 software,focusing on different diameters of dimples along the pipe’s length and the distribution of dimples in both in-line and staggered arrangements.The simulations utilized the finite elementmethod to address turbulent flowwithin the tube by solving partial differential equations,encompassing Re numbers spanning from 3000 to 8000.The study specifically examined single-phase flow conditions,with water utilized as the cooling fluid.The results of the investigation indicated that increasing the Reynolds number resulted in higher average Nusselt numbers,pressure drops,the overall performance criterion,and a reduction in average thermal resistance across all models analyzed.Notably,both proposedmodels demonstrated improved heat transfer when compared to the conventional model.Out of all the models evaluated,the tube featuring staggered dimples(Model B)demonstrated the most notable improvement in the Nu number.It exhibited an enhancement of approximately twice the value compared to the conventional model.The mean thermal resistance for the tube with dimples in the staggered arrangement(Model B)is 0.0057 k/W,compared to 0.0118 k/W for the traditional model.The maximum overall performance criterion for Model-A-and Model-Bis 1.22 and 1.33,respectively.
文摘The thermal-hydraulic performance of plain tubes with and without wire coils in turbulent regimes is investigated experimentally and numerically.The effects of wire coil distribution(circular cross section)within the tube were explored experimentally,and water was employed as the working fluid.The numerical simulation was carried out using software programmer ANSYS Fluent 2019 R3 using the finite-volume approach.In the turbulent regime,six cross-sectionedwire coilswere analyzed,including:circular,rectangular,hexagonal,square,star shape,and triangle.The utilization of a tube with a wire coil has been shown to increase heat transfer rate and pump consumption.The results indicate a high level of concurrence,as the deviations are all below 8%.Compared with plain tube,the wire coils,according to the arrangement(TWD),gave the best PEC.The heat transfer enhancement ability of different cross sections follows the following order:StCS>RCS>HCS>SqCS>CCS>TCS.Also,the sequence of pump consumption for each cross section is as follows:RCS>StCS>SqCS>HCS>CCS>TCS.
基金funded by University of Guanajuato through Project Convocatoria Institucional de Investigacion Cientifica 2025,161/2025.
文摘This work presents a simulation analysis using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for the thermo-hydraulic behavior of staggered heat sinks whose fins have NACA 0040 airfoil profile.The results were compared with a conventional pin fin heat sink with a circular profile.This study searched for the best thermo-hydraulic performance by translational and rotational positioning of the fins.It is worth mentioning that this work was carried out in two stages.In the first stage,the thermo-hydraulic behavior of the heat sink was studied moving the location of the upper array above the X-axis from to 2.25 mm and above the Y-axis from to 1.275 mm.The second stage examined-2.25-1.55the effects of fin rotation considering the results found in stage 1.However,in this second stage,both arrays were free to rotate.For the upper array,the rotation range was-25°to 25° and for the lower array the rotation range was-15° to 15°.It is worth mentioning that both stages were analyzed for a single Reynolds(Re)number value of 13,000.The optimization results using the multi-objective evolutionary algorithm showed that compared to a NACA 0040 heat sink with fixed,unrotated original configuration(C0),the NACA 0040 heat sink with any Position Configuration(PC)did not significantly improve the heat transfer.Then,the results found in the second stage showed that the effect of the rotation of both sets did not influence the increase in pressure drop.However,it was found that with the Optimal Position and Rotation Configuration(PRCoptimal),which is the optimized array from Stage 1(position)then optimized by rotation,there is a slightly higher Performance Evaluation Criterion(PEC)compared to the original C0 configuration by 7%.Finally,the proposed NACA 0040 heat sink with the optimal rotation and position setting(PRCoptimal)was found to have a PEC of 9%compared to a conventional pin fin heat sink.
文摘The present work reports a numerical investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a solar receiver tube with different shaped porous media for laminar and low Reynolds number turbulent flow regimes.Numerical simulations have been performed with finite volume-based code ANSYS(v-2017)for different shapes of porous layers axially oriented in the tube.The plain-shaped porous medium fitted up to 50%of the tube shows better performance than other-shaped porous layers.Simulations have also been performed for axially oriented structured porous media with different sizes.Axially oriented structured porous medium develops a lateral flow disturbance enhancing the intermixing of the liquid and porous medium at their interface.Structured porous medium with a 3-crest configuration shows the best heat transfer performance among all the shapes of porous media.It offers a maximum of 148%heat transfer enhancement compared to a half-filled plain porous layer,whereas it reports a maximum of 564%enhancement compared to the flow without a porous layer.The lateral flow tendency or the swirling effect helps better heat transfer performance in the axially oriented structured porous media.Performance evaluation criterion(PEC)in all types of porous media is more in the transitional flow regime than in the laminar and turbulent flow regimes.For the same operating conditions,the maximum value of the PEC in the present work is 120%higher than the maximum value of PEC for other-shaped porous media reported in the literature.Correlations for Nusselt number have been developed for both laminar and turbulent flow regimes for three crests shaped porous medium.
