Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Charateristics in a 180-deg Round Turned Channel with a Perforated Divider

Rui Xu, Rui Xu, Jinliang Hou, Li Wang, Yanfei Yu, Jiaxing Wei, Changfeng Li^*

School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2014.26049                

Abstract

This study provided a new configuration of the 180-deg round turned channel with a perforated divider, as well as numerically investigated the effect of perforations, including the diameter of perforation and the angel of perforation, on the fluid flow and heat transfer. The numerical results appeared in good agreement with previous experimental data under the same operating conditions. The results indicated that large size and positive angle of perforation changed the fluid flow pattern and the local Nusselt-number distribution fundamentally. It is noteworthy that a more uniform distribution of Nusselt-number was achieved by increasing the diameter of perforation.

Keywords

180-deg Turned Channel, Perforated Divider, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamic

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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