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Publication date: 15 November 2011

Martin Hettegger, Bernhard Streibl, Oszkár Bíró and Harald Neudorfer

For an accurate simulation of the temperature distribution inside an electrical machine a method for deriving the convective heat transfer coefficient numerically would be…

Abstract

Purpose

For an accurate simulation of the temperature distribution inside an electrical machine a method for deriving the convective heat transfer coefficient numerically would be desirable. The purpose of this paper is to present a reliable simulation setup, which is able to reproduce the measured convective heat transfer coefficient at certain spots on the end windings of an electric machine.

Design/methodology/approach

The heat flux density on certain spots on the end windings of an induction motor have been measured with heat flux sensors, in order to find out the convective heat transfer coefficient. To identify the air mass flow inside a cooling duct of an encapsulated cooling circuit during the operation of the motor, the pressure loss inside the duct has been measured. The measured data for temperature and air mass flow have been used as boundary conditions for the identification of the convective heat transfer coefficient with a commercial software for computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Findings

The measured data for the local convective heat transfer coefficients have been compared to the results of the numerical simulation for various rotational velocities. The quality of the simulated convective heat transfer coefficient depending on the rotational velocity meets the measured values. Owing to the used simplified model, the quantity of the measured values differ strongly around the simulated coefficient for the convective heat transfer.

Originality/value

The derivation of the convective heat transfer is a challenging subject in CFD but has become more reliable with the invention of the SST and the SAS‐SST turbulence model. In the present work, measurements on the end windings have been compared to simulation results derived with the SAS‐SST turbulence model.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 30 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 8 June 2021

Ratnadeep Nath and Krishnan Murugesan

This study aims to investigate the buoyancy-induced heat and mass transfer phenomena in a backward-facing-step (BFS) channel subjected to applied magnetic field using different…

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the buoyancy-induced heat and mass transfer phenomena in a backward-facing-step (BFS) channel subjected to applied magnetic field using different types of nanofluid.

Design/methodology/approach

Conservation equations of mass, momentum, energy and concentration are used through velocity-vorticity form of Navier–Stokes equations and solved using Galerkin’s weighted residual finite element method. The density variation is handled by Boussinesq approximation caused by thermo-solutal buoyancy forces evolved at the channel bottom wall having high heat and concentration. Simulations were carried out for the variation of Hartmann number (0 to 100), buoyancy ratio (−10 to +10), three types of water-based nanofluid i.e. Fe3O4, Cu, Al2O3 at χ = 6%, Re = 200 and Ri = 0.1.

Findings

The mutual interaction of magnetic force, inertial force and nature of thermal-solutal buoyancy forces play a significant role in the heat and mass transport phenomena. Results show that the size of the recirculation zone increases at N = 1 for aiding thermo-solutal buoyancy force, whereas the applied magnetic field dampened the fluid-convection process. With an increase in buoyancy ratio, Al2O3 nanoparticle shows a maximum 54% and 67% increase in convective heat and mass transfer, respectively at Ha = 20 followed by Fe3O4 and Cu. However, with increase in Ha the Nuavg and Shavg diminish by maximum 62.33% and 74.56%, respectively, for Fe3O4 nanoparticles at N = 5 followed by Al2O3 and Cu.

Originality/value

This research study numerically examines the sensitivity of Fe3O4, Cu and Al2O3 nanoparticles in a magnetic field for buoyancy-induced mixed convective heat and mass transfer phenomena in a BFS channel, which was not analyzed earlier.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 32 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 27 May 2014

V. Rajesh and Ali J. Chamkha

The purpose of this paper is to consider unsteady free convection flow of a dissipative fluid past an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to consider unsteady free convection flow of a dissipative fluid past an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of Newtonian heating and mass diffusion.

Design/methodology/approach

The problem is governed by coupled non-linear partial differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. A Galerkin finite element numerical solution is developed to solve the resulting well-posed two-point boundary value problem. It is a powerful, stable technique which provides excellent convergence and versatility in accommodating coupled systems of ordinary and partial differential equations.

Findings

It is found that the skin friction coefficient increases with increases in either of the Eckert number, thermal Grashof number, mass Grashof number or time whereas it decreases with increases in either of the suction parameter, Schmidt number or the acceleration parameter for both air and water. The skin friction coefficient is also found to decrease with increases in the values of the Prandtl number. In addition, it is found that the rate of heat transfer increases with an increase in the suction parameter and decreases with an increase in the Eckert number for both air and water. Lastly, it is found that the rate of heat transfer increases with increasing values of the Prandtl number and decreases with increasing time for all values of the Prandtl number.

Research limitations/implications

The present study has considered only Newtonian fluids. Future studies will address non-Newtonian liquids.

Practical implications

A very useful source of information for researchers on the subject of free convective flow over the surface when the rate of heat transfer from the surface is proportional to the local surface temperature.

Originality/value

This paper is relatively original and illustrates the effects of viscous dissipation on free convective flow past an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical porous plate with Newtonian heating and mass diffusion.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 24 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 1 July 2014

Mehdi Bahiraei, Seyed Mostafa Hosseinalipour and Morteza Hangi

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to investigate the particle migration effects on nanofluid heat transfer considering Brownian and thermophoretic forces. It also tries to…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to investigate the particle migration effects on nanofluid heat transfer considering Brownian and thermophoretic forces. It also tries to develop a model for prediction of the convective heat transfer coefficient.

Design/methodology/approach

A modified form of the single-phase approach was used in which an equation for mass conservation of particles, proposed by Buongiorno, has been added to the other conservation equations. Due to the importance of temperature in particle migration, temperature-dependent properties were applied. In addition, neural network was used to predict the convective heat transfer coefficient.

Findings

At greater volume fractions, the effect of wall heat flux change was more significant on nanofluid heat transfer coefficient, whereas this effect decreased at higher Reynolds numbers. The average convective heat transfer coefficient raised by increasing the Reynolds number and volume fraction. Considering the particle migration effects, higher heat transfer coefficient was obtained and also the concentration at the tube center was higher in comparison with the wall vicinity. Furthermore, the proposed neural network model predicted the heat transfer coefficient with great accuracy.

Originality/value

A review of the literature shows that in the single-phase approach, uniform concentration distribution has been used and the effects of particle migration have not been considered. In this study, nanofluid heat transfer was simulated by adding an equation to the conservation equations to consider particle migration. The effects of Brownian and thermophoretic forces have been considered in the energy equation. Moreover, a model is proposed for prediction of convective heat transfer coefficient.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 31 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Article
Publication date: 9 October 2019

Bidemi Olumide Falodun and Adeola John Omowaye

This paper aims to address the problem of double-diffusive magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) non-Darcy convective flow of heat and mass transfer over a stretching sheet embedded in a…

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Purpose

This paper aims to address the problem of double-diffusive magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) non-Darcy convective flow of heat and mass transfer over a stretching sheet embedded in a thermally-stratified porous medium. The controlling parameters such as chemical reaction parameter, permeability parameter, etc., are extensively discussed and illustrated in this paper.

Design/methodology/approach

With the help of appropriate similarity variables, the governing partial differential equations are converted into ordinary differential equations. The transformed equations are solved using the spectral homotopy analysis method (SHAM). SHAM is a numerical method, which uses Chebyshev pseudospectral and homotopy analysis method in solving science and engineering problems.

Findings

The effects of all controlling parameters are presented using graphical representations. The results revealed that the applied magnetic field in the transverse direction to the flow gives rise to a resistive force called Lorentz. This force tends to reduce the flow of an electrically conducting fluid in the problem of heat and mass transfer. As a result, the fluid velocity reduces in the boundary layer. Also, the suction increases the velocity, temperature, and concentration of the fluid, respectively. The present results can be used in complex problems dealing with double-diffusive MHD non-Darcy convective flow of heat and mass transfer.

Originality/value

The uniqueness of this paper is the examination of double-diffusive MHD non-Darcy convective flow of heat and mass transfer. It is considered over a stretching sheet embedded in a thermally-stratified porous medium. To the best of the knowledge, a problem of this type has not been considered in the past. A novel method called SHAM is used to solve this modelled problem. The novelty of this method is its accuracy and fastness in computation.

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World Journal of Engineering, vol. 16 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1708-5284

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Article
Publication date: 5 June 2017

M.M. Rahman, Sourav Saha, Satyajit Mojumder, Khan Md. Rabbi, Hasnah Hasan and Talaat A. Ibrahim

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the nature of the flow field, temperature distribution and heat and mass transfer in a triangular solar collector enclosure with…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the nature of the flow field, temperature distribution and heat and mass transfer in a triangular solar collector enclosure with a corrugated bottom wall in the unsteady condition numerically.

Design/methodology/approach

Non-linear governing partial differential equations (i.e. mass, momentum, energy and concentration equations) are transformed into a system of integral equations by applying the Galerkin weighted residual method. The integration involved in each of these terms is performed using Gauss’ quadrature method. The resulting non-linear algebraic equations are modified by the imposition of boundary conditions. Finally, Newton’s method is used to modify non-linear equations into the linear algebraic equations.

Findings

Both the buoyancy ratio and thermal Rayleigh number play an important role in controlling the mode of heat transfer and mass transfer.

Originality/value

Calculations are performed for various thermal Rayleigh numbers, buoyancy ratios and time periods. For each specific condition, streamline contours, isotherm contours and iso-concentration contours are obtained, and the variation in the overall Nusselt and Sherwood numbers is identified for different parameter combinations.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 27 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 7 March 2016

Jiří Hájek and Tomáš Juřena

– The purpose of this paper is to report a novel formulation of convective heat transfer source term for the case of flow through porous medium.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to report a novel formulation of convective heat transfer source term for the case of flow through porous medium.

Design/methodology/approach

The novel formulation is obtained by analytical solution of an idealized dual problem. Computations are performed by dedicated tool for fixed bed combustion named GRATECAL and developed by the authors. However, the proposed method can also be applied to other porous media flow problems.

Findings

The new source term formulation is unconditionally stable and it respects exponential decay of temperature difference between the fluid and porous solid medium.

Practical/implications

The results of this work are applicable in the simulation of convective heat transfer between the fluid and porous medium. Applications include e.g. fixed bed combustion, catalytic reactors and lime kilns.

Originality/value

The reported solution is believed to be original. It will be useful to all involved in numerical simulations of fluid flow in porous media with convective heat transfer.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 1 September 2002

G. Comini, C. Nonino and S. Savino

The paper adopts a simplified two‐dimensional approach to deal with convective heat and mass transfer in laminar flows of humid air through wavy finned‐tube exchangers. The…

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The paper adopts a simplified two‐dimensional approach to deal with convective heat and mass transfer in laminar flows of humid air through wavy finned‐tube exchangers. The computational domain is spatially periodic, with fully developed conditions prevailing at a certain distance from the inlet section. Both the entrance and the fully developed flow region are investigated. In the fully developed region, periodicities in the flow, temperature and mass concentration fields are taken into account. The approach is completely general, even if the finite element method is used for the discretizations. In the application section, velocity, temperature, and mass concentration fields are computed first. Then apparent friction factors, Nusselt numbers, Colburn factors for heat and mass transfer, and goodness factors are evaluated both in the entrance and in the fully developed region.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 12 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 1 August 1995

Himadri Chattopadhyay and Sukanta K. Dash

The conception of a heat function, just like the stream function used ina laminar two dimensional incompressible flow field visualization, has beenintroduced to visualize the…

Abstract

The conception of a heat function, just like the stream function used in a laminar two dimensional incompressible flow field visualization, has been introduced to visualize the convective heat transfer or the flow of energy around a sphere when the sphere is either being cooled or heated by a stream of fluid flowing around it. The heat function is developed in a spherical polar coordinate and is used to generate the heat lines around the sphere. The heat lines essentially show the magnitude and direction of energy transfer around the sphere with and without the existence of a finite radial velocity at the surface. The steady state hydrodynamic field around the sphere is numerically obtained up to a maximum Reynolds number of 100 and the corresponding thermal field has been obtained by solving the steady state energy equation. The field properties thus obtained are utilized to form the heat function, which becomes an effective tool for visualization of convective heat transfer.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 5 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 4 January 2021

Varinder Kumar and Santosh Bopche

This paper aims to present the numerical models and experimental outcomes pertain to the performance of the parabolic dish concentrator system with a modified cavity-type receiver…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present the numerical models and experimental outcomes pertain to the performance of the parabolic dish concentrator system with a modified cavity-type receiver (hemispherical-shaped).

Design/methodology/approach

The numerical models were evolved based on two types of boundary conditions; isothermal receiver surface and non-isothermal receiver surface. For validation of the numerical models with experimental results, three statistical terms were used: mean of absolute deviation, R2 and root mean square error.

Findings

The thermal efficiency of the receiver values obtained using the numerical model with a non-isothermal receiver surface found agreeing well with experimental results. The numerical model with non-isothermal surface boundary condition exhibited more accurate results as compared to that with isothermal surface boundary condition. The receiver heat loss analysis based on the experimental outcomes is also carried out to estimate the contributions of various modes of heat transfer. The losses by radiation, convection and conduction contribute about 27.47%, 70.89% and 1.83%, in the total receiver loss, respectively.

Practical implications

An empirical correlation based on experimental data is also presented to anticipate the effect of studied parameters on the receiver collection efficiency. The anticipations may help to adopt the technology for practical use.

Social implications

The developed models would help to design and anticipating the performance of the dish concentrator system with a modified cavity receiver that may be used for applications e.g. power generation, water heating, air-conditioning, solar cooking, solar drying, energy storage, etc.

Originality/value

The originality of this manuscript comprising presenting a differential-mathematical analysis/modeling of hemispherical shaped modified cavity receiver with non-uniform surface temperature boundary condition. It can estimate the variation of temperature of heat transfer fluid (water) along with the receiver height, by taking into account the receiver cavity losses by means of radiation and convection modes. The model also considers the radiative heat exchange among the internal ring-surface elements of the cavity.

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World Journal of Engineering, vol. 18 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1708-5284

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