Theoretical model of wall heat transfer in turbulent flow

Wei Zheng Zhang, Xiao Liu, Chang Hu Xiang

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Abstract

The turbulent flow in the near-wall region affects the wall heat transfer dominantly. The farther it is from the wall, the less effect it has. So a two-step mechanism of the turbulent wall heat transfer is released: first, the energy is transferred to the outside of the viscous sub-layer by the rolling of the micro-eddy; secondly, the energy gets to the wall by conduction. Then, a theoretical model of wall heat transfer is developed with this concept. The constant in the model is confirmed by experiment and simulation of the transient turbulent heat transfer in pipe flow. Finally, the model is used to predict the local heat flux under different conditions, and the results agree well with the experimental results as well as the simulation results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Manufacturing Systems
Pages171-175
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2nd International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2011 - Guilin, China
Duration: 9 Apr 201111 Apr 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume201-203
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period9/04/1111/04/11

Keywords

  • Theoretical model
  • Turbulent flow
  • Wall heat transfer

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