Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications · 2002 · 11 citations · 17 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsHeat TransferHeat Transfer AnalysisHeat Transfer FundamentalsHeat Transfer In FluidsHeat Transfer ModelingLaminar FlowThermal Boundary LayersForced Convection In DuctsHeat Transfer In DuctsLaminar Flow Heat TransferNusselt NumberRecirculation ZonesReynolds NumberWall Heat TransferWall Shear Stress
The effect of branch size on laminar forced convection in planar (two-dimensional) tee junctions has been investigated. The applicable Navier-Stokes equations and energy equation were solved numerically for two inlet Reynolds numbers and wide ranges of the mass split ratio and the branch-to-inlet duct size ratio. The results include the wall shear stress distributions; streamlines showing the number, location, and size of the recirculation zones; the pressure loss coefficients for the junction; isotherms; wall heat flux; local Nusselt number; and total rate of heat transfer. These results indicate that the branch size has little effect on all flow parameters in the run side; however, significant effects are noted in the branch. Effects of the independent parameters on the fluid-flow and heat-transfer characteristics of the junction are presented and discussed.
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Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Chia‐Jung Hsu · Nuclear Science and Engineering · 1981 · 15.2K citations
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering +17