| publication name | Heat Transfer and Flow Friction in A Rectangular Duct with A Dimpled Bottom Wall |
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| Authors | S.A. Abdel-MoneimΘ, A.R. El-Shamy, E.F. Atwan, M.F. Abd-Rabbo and E.A. Awad# |
| year | 2002 |
| keywords | Keywords: Dimpled surfaces-Heat transfer enhancement- concave cavities- flow friction. |
| journal | Eng. Research Jour |
| volume | 82 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Helwan Univ. |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
ABSTRACT Heat transfer and flow friction measurements were carried out for a fully developed turbulent flow in a rectangular duct with a dimpled bottom wall. The test duct was designed with a cross-section of (40 mm height x160 mm width) and its bottom wall was made of a removable aluminum plate. This plate was dimpled in a uniform stagger arrangement with three different pitches. Identical dimples with 25 mm diameter, 17 mm print diameter and 3 mm depth were investigated within a range of Reynolds number (based on the duct hydraulic diameter) from 22,000 up to 90,000 for three different pitch to dimple print diameter ratios of 1.7, 2.0, and 2.35. It was found that the presence of dimples on flat surfaces enhances heat transfer in general due to shear layer reattachment, vortex pairs and the vortical fluid generation and periodic unsteadiness. A maximum value for Nu/Nuo of about 3.8 was approached corresponding to a value of F/Fo of about 2.38 within the investigated ranges Re and P/Dp ratio. This demonstrates that an enhancement can be achieved by using dimpled surfaces superior to that when using continuous ribbed surfaces. New correlations for both (Nu/Nuo)/(F/Fo) and (Nu/Nuo)/(F/Fo)1/3 were obtained as functions of Re and P/Dp ratio.