Heat Transfer From Multiple Row Arrays of Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fins

Ortiz Zambrano Luis Roberto

Introduction

O Pin fin arrays are generally used to promote heat

transfer. O Is a particularly difficult engineering challenge O The cooling method most commonly used

Experimental Facility

O Fig. 2 shows a schematic of the closed loop

facility. O In which flow travels in the clock wise direction. O As flow entered the penum. O The air then passed through a finned tube heat exchanger.

Experimental Facility

Experimental Facility
O The test section of the facility

Experimental Facility

O Heater placed along the top and bottom walls. O The heater were powered by individual power

supplies. O The net convection heat flux:

"

2 +0.5 2

" (2)

Effects of Reynolds Number on Endwall and Pin Heat Trnasfer

O In Figs. 5 and 6 show contour plots that illustrate

the endwall Nuselt number augmentation, through a Reynold number O Steamwise (S1/d)=2, spanwise(S2/d)=1.73 O Steamwise (S1/d)=4, spanwise(S2/d)=3.46

Effects of Pin Spacing on Endwall Heat Transfer

O In Fig. 11 shows the avarge endwall nusselt

numbers for the four geometries tested in this study . O The Reynols number dependence on pin spacing effects O The heat transfer dependence on Reynolds number for pin fin arrays with varying streamwise spacing

Effects of Pin Spacing on Endwall Heat Transfer

Effects of Pin Spacing on Endwall Heat Transfer

O Endwall augmentation contour plots for

each of the four geometries tested

Pressure Loss Measurements

O Pressure loss results were quantified

using array frictions factor which are plotted for all geometries in the current study. O Pressure loss caused by spanwise spacing effects

Pressure Loss Measurements

Conclusions
O Experimets were conducted to determine

the independent efects of spanwise and streamwise spacing on heat transfer and pressure loss through the multiple row arrays of pin fins. The general trends showed that the heat transfer in an array of pins fins increased with decreased spanwise and streamwise pin spacings.