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Heat transfer in a turbulent channel flow with square bars or circular rods on one wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2015

S. Leonardi ,
P. Orlandi ,
L. Djenidi  and
R. A. Antonia
S. Leonardi*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
P. Orlandi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Meccanica e Aeronautica, Università Degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, 00184 Rome, Italy
L. Djenidi
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
R. A. Antonia
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
*
†Email address for correspondence: stefano.leonardi@utdallas.edu
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Abstract

Direct numerical simulations (DNS) are carried out to study the passive heat transport in a turbulent channel flow with either square bars or circular rods on one wall. Several values of the pitch (${\it\lambda}$) to height ($k$) ratio and two Reynolds numbers are considered. The roughness increases the heat transfer by inducing ejections at the leading edge of the roughness elements. The amounts of heat transfer and mixing depend on the separation between the roughness elements, an increase in heat transfer accompanying an increase in drag. The ratio of non-dimensional heat flux to the non-dimensional wall shear stress is higher for circular rods than square bars irrespectively of the pitch to height ratio. The turbulent heat flux varies within the cavities and is larger near the roughness elements. Both momentum and thermal eddy diffusivities increase relative to the smooth wall. For square cavities (${\it\lambda}/k=2$) the turbulent Prandtl number is smaller than for a smooth channel near the wall. As ${\it\lambda}/k$ increases, the turbulent Prandtl number increases up to a maximum of 2.5 at the crests plane of the square bars (${\it\lambda}/k=7.5$). With increasing distance from the wall, the differences with respect to the smooth wall vanish and at three roughness heights above the crests plane, the turbulent Prandtl number is essentially the same for smooth and rough walls.

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Convection: Convection Flow Control: Mixing enhancement Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 776 , 10 August 2015 , pp. 512 - 530
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