An experimental investigation of a periodic impingement technique for heat transfer enhancement /

affixed to the two primary walls. The deflector plates are

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valant, Michael Eric
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:affixed to the two primary walls. The deflector plates are
air toward the top and bottom primary walls alternately. The
angle-of-attack gives the best thermal performance at the
array with the deflector plates at 45' angle-of-attack
attack of 15', 30', and 45', and five flow rates. Results
bottom wall of the channel is heated by passing electrical
change color over a specific temperature range. Experimental
channel with periodic longitudinal deflector plates that are
current through a thin Inconel foil that is attached to the
enhance heat transfer the most at all tested mass flow rates.
Experiments are conducted to study turbulent steady state
heat transfer and friction for airflow in a wide rectangular
heater is indicated with thermochromic liquid crystals, which
inner surface. The temperature at the surface of the foil
lower mass flow rates, while the same array at 45' fin angle-
lower pressure drop but does not increase heat transfer as
mass flow rates. The array with the larger pitch causes
much as the array with the small pitch.
of-attack produces the best thermal performance at the higher
results are obtained for two fin pitches, three angles-of-
show that the deflector plate array with a smaller pitch is
staggered and are oriented such that they deflect the flow of
superior to that with a larger pitch. The smaller pitch
The smaller pitch array with the deflector plates at 15'
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 207 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.