The full-field Nusselt number (Nu) distributions and flow fields are presented, respectively, using steady-state infrared thermography (IR) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) in the two-pass parallelogram channels with attached and detached transverse ribs. These square transverse ribs on two opposite channel walls are in-line arranged with rib-height to duct-height ratio of 0.1 and rib pitch-to-height ratio of 10. For the detached ribs, the detached distance between rib and channel wall is 0.38 rib height. With the measurements of Fanning friction factor (f), the thermal performance factors (TPF) for the attached and detached-rib cases are comparatively examined. A set of Nu, f, and TPF with the associated flow measurements at the Reynolds number range of 5000 ≤ Re ≤ 20,000 is selected to disclose the differential heat transfer mechanisms and efficiencies between the attached and detached ribbed channels. Empirical correlations evaluating the area-averaged Nusselt numbers () and f factors are devised to assist the relevant design activities.
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Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of Two-Pass Parallelogram Channels With Attached and Detached Transverse Ribs
T. M. Liou,
T. M. Liou
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Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tmliou@pme.nthu.edu.tw
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tmliou@pme.nthu.edu.tw
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S. W. Chang,
S. W. Chang
Professor
Thermal Fluids laboratory,
National Kaohsiung Marine University,
Kaohsiung 80543, Taiwan
e-mail: swchang@mail.nkmu.edu.tw
Thermal Fluids laboratory,
National Kaohsiung Marine University,
Kaohsiung 80543, Taiwan
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Y. A. Lan,
Y. A. Lan
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: gandalflan@gmail.com
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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S. P. Chan,
S. P. Chan
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tedchan0611@gmail.com
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Y. S. Liu
Y. S. Liu
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T. M. Liou
Professor
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tmliou@pme.nthu.edu.tw
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tmliou@pme.nthu.edu.tw
S. W. Chang
Professor
Thermal Fluids laboratory,
National Kaohsiung Marine University,
Kaohsiung 80543, Taiwan
e-mail: swchang@mail.nkmu.edu.tw
Thermal Fluids laboratory,
National Kaohsiung Marine University,
Kaohsiung 80543, Taiwan
e-mail: swchang@mail.nkmu.edu.tw
Y. A. Lan
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: gandalflan@gmail.com
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: gandalflan@gmail.com
S. P. Chan
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering,
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tedchan0611@gmail.com
National Tsing-Hua University,
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
e-mail: tedchan0611@gmail.com
Y. S. Liu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received March 7, 2016; final manuscript received November 13, 2016; published online January 10, 2017. Assoc. Editor: P. K. Das.
J. Heat Transfer. Apr 2017, 139(4): 042001 (11 pages)
Published Online: January 10, 2017
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Received:
March 7, 2016
Revised:
November 13, 2016
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Liou, T. M., Chang, S. W., Lan, Y. A., Chan, S. P., and Liu, Y. S. (January 10, 2017). "Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of Two-Pass Parallelogram Channels With Attached and Detached Transverse Ribs." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. April 2017; 139(4): 042001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035279
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