Author: L. E. WilesPublisher:
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
An Experimental Investigation of Laminar Natural Convection with a Uniformly Heated Vertical Cylinder in Mercury
Author: L. E. WilesExperimental Investigation of Natural Convection of Mercury in an Open, Uniformly Heated, Vertical Channel
Author: Robert G. ColwellPublisher:
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
An experimental investigation was conducted to determine characteristics of natural convection of mercury in a vertical channel, which was open at both ends. Two cases were investigated separately: 1) both walls uniformly and symmetrically heated, and 2) one wall heated with the other insulated. Heat transfer correlations in laminar flow were obtained for several aspect ratios (channel height/width ratio), using streamwise distance from the leading edge as the characteristic dimension. These were generalized into one correlation which contains aspect ratio, parametrically, for each set of boundary conditions. The influence of flow in from the open sides of the channel was investigated by installing insulating plates along the vertical edges. It was observed that the average velocity of a low Prandtl number fluid in buoyant flow increases as the channel width is reduced. This results in a reduction of average wall temperature until the channel is sufficiently narrow that viscous forces begin to play an important role in the integral momentum balance across the channel. The channel was thus observed to be more thermally efficient than a single heated plate for aspect ratios less than 20. Velocity profiles were obtained in the region of laminar flow for each set of boundary conditions and several channel aspect ratios. Integration of the profiles gave mass flux predictions for various conditions. A hot film anemometer was used, and has proven to be very accurate for velocity measurement in the 5-100 in/min range. The documentation of laminar instability in buoyant channel flow was also an integral facet of this experiment. The criterion used was Grashof modulus based on the streamwise coordinate where the first "observable" velocity disturbance waves were determined. Channel width decrease initially had a destabilizing influence on the flow. The transition criterion displayed a minimum value at a particular aspect ratio. It was also observed that, in narrow channel cases at the highest heat flux used, flow underwent transition then relaminarized as the boundary layers met and fully-developed conditions were established. The thesis also discusses the apparatus and unique aspects of the experimental program. Data reduction methods, property determination and some anomalies of hot film anemometry in a liquid metal are also discussed.
Experimental Investigation of Natural Convection from an Array of Uniformly Heated Horizontal Cylinders to Mercury
Author: Deing WangPublisher:
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
An experimental investigation was conducted to better understand the heat transfer process with natural convection from an array of uniformly heated horizontal cylinders to mercury. Five assembly geometries were studied, these being the single horizontal cylinder, two cylinders with spacing ratios S/D = 2,3 and 4, (S represents the center-to-center spacing between cylinders of diameter, D), and three cylinders with a single spacing ratio of S/D = 2. All cylinders were arranged in the same vertical plane. A scale analysis was employed to predict the relationship between the average Nusselt number and the Boussinesq number. In the case of the single cylinder good agreement was achieved between scale analysis and experimental results. The Nusselt number is a function of Boussinesq number only in the single cylinder case. These findings were extended to cases with two and three cylinders. Correlations of Nusselt number with different Boussinesq numbers, various ratios of spacing and diameters of cylinders have been established for these multiple cylinder cases.
An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer in the Transition and Turbulent Regimes for Natural Convection in Mercury in a Uniformly Heated Vertical Channel
Author: William Warren HumphreysPublisher:
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
An Experimental Study of Natural Convection Heat Transfer from a Uniformly Heated Vertical Plate Immersed in Mercury
Author: Donald Victor JulianPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences
Author: Wade H. ShaferPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 147575776X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and dis seminated by the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis, (CINDAS) *at Purdue University in 1957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the ac tivity was transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficial to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After five years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of all concerned if the printing and distribution of the volume were handled by an international publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Corporation of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. All back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 19 (thesis year 1974) a total of 10,045 theses titles from 20 Canadian and 209 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for theses titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. The organization of Volume 19 is identical to that of past years. It consists of theses titles arranged by discipline and by university within each discipline.
An Experimental Investigation of Laminar Free Convection Heat Transfer Form the Surface of a Vertical Circular Cylinder
Author: Anthony Wallace Gordon BattagliaPublisher:
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Category : Heat
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Author: Ramaswami Srinivasan
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