Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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656154 | International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow | 2007 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
A turbulent axisymmetric air jet impinging on a square cylinder mounted on a flat plate has been studied experimentally. Turbulence statistics and flow's topology were investigated. When the surface was heated through uniform heat flux, local heat transfer coefficient was measured. The jet from a long round pipe, 75 pipe diameters (D) in length, at Reynolds number of 23,000, impinged vertically on the square cylinder (3DÂ ÃÂ 3DÂ ÃÂ 43D). Measurements were performed using particle image velocimetry, flow visualization using fluorescent dye and infrared thermography. The flow's topology demonstrated a three-dimensional recirculation after separating from the square cylinder and a presence of foci between the bottom corner and the recirculation's detachment line. The distribution of heat transfer coefficient was explained by the influence of these flow's structures and the advection of kinetic energy. On the impingement wall of the square cylinder, a secondary peak in heat transfer coefficient was observed. Its origin can be attributed to very pronounced shear production coupled with the external turbulence coming from the free jet.
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Authors
Nam-Shin Kim, André Giovannini,