Experimental Investigation on Flow and Heat Transfer for Cooling Flush-Mounted Ribbons in a Channel: Application of an EHD Active Enhancement Method

Abstract

In the present study, the heat transfer enhancement of a bundle of flush-mounted ribbons placed on the floor of a rectangular duct was investigated experimentally. The flush-mounted ribbons act as heat sources and the cooling happens with air. The air flow was two-dimensional, steady, viscous and incompressible under either laminar (500 ≤ ReDh < 2000 Dh) and turbulent (2000 ≤ ReDh ≤ 4500) conditions. The hydrodynamics and heat transfer behavior of the air flow was studied by means of an active method with application of corona wind. The state of the art of this work revolves around an experimental investigation of an EHD1 active method and heat transfer enhancement from the surfaces of the flush- mounted ribbons. Due to the intricacies of the required experiment, a special apparatus needed to be designed and constructed.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2013-05-18
  • Revision Date2013-09-04
  • Acceptance Date2013-09-05
  • Online Date2013-11-16

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI130518150A

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