Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer over Solid-Deflectors in Transverse, Staggered, Corrugated-Upstream and Corrugated-Downstream Patterns

Authors

  • Younes Menni
    Affiliation

    Unit of Research on Materials and Renewable Energies URMER, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, BP 119-13000-Tlemcen, Algeria

  • Ahmed Azzi
    Affiliation

    Unit of Research on Materials and Renewable Energies URMER, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, BP 119-13000-Tlemcen, Algeria; Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, BP 230-13000-Tlemcen, Algeria

  • Ali J. Chamkha
    Affiliation

    Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Sultan Endowment for Energy and Environment, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia; RAK Research and Innovation Center, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.11972

Abstract

Computational fluid dynamic simulations were conducted to analysis the influences of two different deflector orientations on turbulent forced-convection flow and skin friction loss of two-dimensional horizontal rectangular cross section channels with upper and lower wall-attached corrugated baffles. The governing flow equations, i.e., continuity, momentum, and energy, were numerically solved by the Finite Volume Method (FVM) using the Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equation (SIMPLE) discretization formulation. The help of the CFD code FLUENT was employed to solve the dynamic and thermal behavior of air in the whole domain under investigation. The flow rate in terms of Reynolds number is ranged from 5,000 to 32,000. The obtained results show that augmenting the Reynolds number makes the dynamic thermo energy field redirect in the vicinity of deflector corners, and forces an augmentation in the thermal transfer rate from baffles.

Keywords:

corrugated deflector, thermal transfer, turbulent air flow, numerical simulation

Published Online

2018-06-04

How to Cite

Menni, Y., Azzi, A., Chamkha, A. J. “Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer over Solid-Deflectors in Transverse, Staggered, Corrugated-Upstream and Corrugated-Downstream Patterns”, Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering, 62(3), pp. 209–217, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.11972

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