Buoyancy Driven Vortex Flow Patterns in Mixed Convection of Air through a Blocked Horizontal Flat Duct Heated from below

• Main Authors: Ding-Shi Shu, 許丁士
• Other Authors: Tsing-Fa Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37776667551793057755

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 機械工程系 === 89 === Buoyancy Driven Vortex Flow Patterns in Mixed Convection of Air through a Blocked Horizontal Flat Duct Heated from below Student: Ding-Shi Shu Advisor: Prof. Tsing-Fa Lin Institute of mechanical Engineering National Chiao Tung University ABSTRACT Experimental flow visualization combined with transient temperature measurement are carried out here to study the possible stabilization of the buoyancy driven vortex flow in mixed convection of air in a bottom heated horizontal flat duct by placing a rectangular solid block on the duct bottom. Two acrylic blocks having dimensions 40x20x5 mm3 (block A) and 40x20x10 mm3 (block B)are tested. The blocks are placed on the longitudinal centerline of the duct bottom at selected locations. How the location and orientation of the rectangular block affect the stability of the vortex flow is investigated in detail. An open loop mixed convective appratus established earlier by Yu et al.[17] was chosen in this investigation and the test section is a high aspect ratio (A=12) rectangular duct. Experiments are conducted for the Reynolds number varying from 3 to 30 and Rayleigh number from 3,000 to 6,000, covering a wide range of the buoyancy-to-inertia ratio. For longitudinal vortex flow, the presence of the blocks placed near the duct entry causes the onset points of the longitudinal rolls to move significantly upstream especially for the roll pair directly behind the block. Besides, the longitudinal vortex flow in the exit portion of the duct is destabilized by the block. The transverse vortex flow is found to be only slightly affected by the block when it is placed in the exit half of the duct. There is significant deformation of the transverse rolls as they pass over the block. However, they restore to their regular shape in a short distance. Significant decay in the flow oscillation is noted in the region right behind the block. Elsewhere the flow oscillates at nearly the same frequency and amplitude as that in the unblocked duct. When the block is placed near the duct entry the vortex flow is significantly changed. Stabilization of the vortex flow behind the block is more pronounced. This flow stabilization is more prominent for block B with its height being twice of block A. Placing the block with its longsides normal to the flow direction can also enhance the flow stabilization. More specifically, behind block B we have steady longitudinal rolls. For mixed vortex flow, placing the block near the duct inlet causes the transverse rolls to change to regular or deformed longitudinal rolls in the duct depending on the buoyancy-to-inertial ratio and orientation of the block. The flow stabilization by the block is substantial. Again the flow stabilization can be enhanced by increasing the block height and placing the block with its longsides normal to the forced flow direction.