Impeded behavior of an eccentric thermosyphon rotating about a vertical axis

Three-dimensional fluid flow and heat transfer in an eccentric thermosyphon rotating about a vertical axis parallel to its own centerline are explored numerically using the SIMPLE-C algorithm under steady, laminar flow conditions. Results have been obtained for Rayleigh numbers up to 10 6 and Ekman...

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Published inThe International journal of heat and fluid flow Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 18 - 26
Main Authors Zhao, Litong, Lock, G.S.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 1993
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Algorithms
Applied sciences
Devices using thermal energy
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Heat exchangers (included heat transformers, condensers, cooling towers)
Heat transfer
impeded flow
Laminar flow
numerical analysis
Numerical methods
rotating eccentric thermosyphon
impeded flow
rotating eccentric thermosyphon
numerical analysis
Closed systems
Thermosiphon
Laminar flow
Eccentricity
Numerical simulation
Vertical axis
Flow field
Steady state
Square section
Heat transfer
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Summary:Three-dimensional fluid flow and heat transfer in an eccentric thermosyphon rotating about a vertical axis parallel to its own centerline are explored numerically using the SIMPLE-C algorithm under steady, laminar flow conditions. Results have been obtained for Rayleigh numbers up to 10 6 and Ekman numbers down to 2×10 −3 The effects of acceleration ratio and eccentricity are discussed. Special attention has been paid to the effect of the Coriolis force on the flow pattern and heat transfer rate.
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ISSN:0142-727X
1879-2278
DOI:10.1016/0142-727X(93)90036-M