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Numerical analysis of wake flow on heated cylinder A PROJECT REPORT Submitted by DULARISH K A 312211114029 INTI SANDEEP 312211114043 in partial fulfillment for the award of degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, CHENNAI -603110 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025 APRIL 2015 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

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  • Numerical analysis of wake flow on heated

    cylinder

    A PROJECT REPORT

    Submitted by

    DULARISH K A 312211114029

    INTI SANDEEP 312211114043

    in partial fulfillment for the award of degree of

    BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

    in

    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

    SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, CHENNAI -603110

    ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

    APRIL 2015

    ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

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    BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

    Certified that this project report Numerical analysis of wake flow of

    heated cylinder is the bonafide work of Dularish K A, Inti

    Sandeep who carried out the project work under my supervision.

    SIGNATURE

    Dr. V.E ANNAMALAI

    HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

    Mechanical Engineering,

    SN College of Engineering,

    OMR, Kalavakkam- 603110.

    SIGNATURE

    Dr. S. SOMA SUNDARAM

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

    Mechanical Engineering

    SSN College of Engineering,

    OMR, Kalavakkam- 603110.

    SUBMITTED FOR THE VIVA VOCE EXAM HELD ON: ___________

    INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    We are grateful to our Principal Dr. S. Salivahanan for

    providing us a constructive environment for carrying

    out our project.

    We sincerely thank our Head of the Department,

    Dr. V. E. Annamalai for giving us permission to carry

    out our numerical analysis project.

    We would like to express our gratitude to our guide

    Dr. S.Soma Sundaram, for his valuable guidance and

    support throughout the period of this project work.

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    ABSTRACT

    The thermal effects of the wake flow behind a heated

    cylinder operating in mixed convection region is

    studied numerically and is been compared with

    experimental study. Water with constant temperature

    flows under gravity from the top over a heated bluff

    body maintained at a constant temperature. By adjusting

    the surface temperature of solid, the corresponding

    Richardson number is varied. This variation is observed

    for different cross sectional bluff bodies. The optimal

    cross section for which there is minimum heat transfer

    and the one for which there is maximum heat transfer is

    determined. The analysis was done on a CFD software

    to determine the pattern of velocity and temperature

    distribution. The study revealed that cross-section shape

    changes the flow pattern significantly for the same area.

    Heat transfer is maximum for circular cross section and

    minimum in equilateral triangle . The change in

    velocity pattern due to change of Richardson number is

    negligible for a cross-section shape considered.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

    ABSTRACT iv

    LIST OF FIGURES vii

    LIST OF SYMBOLS x

    1. Introduction 1 1.1 Wake Flow 2 1.2 Vortex shedding 3 1.3 Reynolds Number 4 1.4 Turbulent flow 4 1.5 Nusselts number 5

    2. Literature Survey 6

    3. Procedure 9

    4. Design Calculations 13 4.1 Time Step Calculation 13 4.2 No. of Time Steps 13 4.3 Geometry 13 4.4 Mesh process 14 4.5 Assumptions 15 4.6 Boundary Conditions 15

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    5. Numerical Results 16

    5.1 Circular cross section cases 16 5.2 Equilateral triangle cross section cases 22 5.3 Hexagon cross section cases 24 5.4 Inverse equilateral triangle cross section case 26 5.5 Square cross section cases 28

    6. Conclusions 33

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    List of Figures & Tables

    Figure 1.1 Wake flow

    Figure 3.1 Temperature grid study

    Figure 3.2 Velocity grid study

    Figure 3.3 Temperature temporal study

    Figure 3.4 Velocity temporal study

    Figure 4.1 Geometry of circular cross section in cylindrical pipe

    Figure 4.2 Mesh Region

    Figure 4.3 Prism layer and wake refinement

    Table 5.1 Tabulation of cases considered

    Figure 5.1 Velocity magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.2 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.3 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.4 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.5 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.6 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.7 Temperature magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.8 Velocity magnitude plot for circular cross section

    Figure 5.9 Temperature magnitude plot for equivalent triangle cross

    section

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    Figure 5.10 Velocity magnitude plot for equivalent triangle cross

    section

    Figure 5.11 Temperature magnitude plot for equivalent triangle cross

    section

    Figure 5.12 Velocity magnitude plot for equivalent Triangle cross

    section

    Figure 5.13 Temperature magnitude plot for hexagon cross section

    Figure 5.14 Velocity magnitude plot for hexagon cross section

    Figure 5.15 Temperature magnitude plot for hexagon cross section

    Figure 5.16 Velocity magnitude plot for hexagon cross section

    Figure 5.17 Temperature magnitude plot for inverse equivalent

    triangle cross section

    Figure 5.18 Velocity magnitude plot for inverse equivalent triangle

    cross section

    Figure 5.19 Temperature magnitude plot for inverse equivalent

    Triangle cross section

    Figure 5.20 Velocity magnitude plot for inverse equivalent triangle

    cross section

    Figure 5.21 Temperature magnitude plot for square cross section

    Figure 5.22 Velocity magnitude plot for square cross section

    Figure 5.23 Temperature magnitude plot for square cross section

    Figure 5.24 Velocity magnitude plot for square cross section

    Figure 5.25 Velocity with respect to position graph for circular cross

    section

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    Figure 5.26 Temperature with respect to position graph for circular

    cross section

    Figure 5.27 Temperature with respect to position graph for different

    geometries

    Figure 5.28 Velocity with respect to position graph for different

    geometries

    Table 5.2 Parameters along the probe

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    LIST OF SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

    Re - Reynolds Number (no unit)

    Gr - Grashof Number (no unit)

    Ri - Richardson Number (no unit)

    Pr - Prandtl Number (no unit)

    St - Strouhl Number (no unit)

    Nu - Nusselt Number (no unit)

    f - Frequency (hertz)

    D - Diameter Of Pipe (metre)

    V - Velocity Of Fluid (m/s)

    T - Time Period ( seconds )

  • Chapter 1

    Introduction

    An understanding of the flow around a bluff body is of great

    importance owing to its fundamental nature as well as its many

    related engineering applications. A circular cylinder is the most

    commonly studied bluff body. Despite its simple shape, a circular

    cylinder generates a wake that is dynamically complex. By varying

    the Reynolds number, a variety of flow patterns and vortex shedding

    characteristics in the wakes of circular cylinders have already been

    observed. The wake behaviour behind a heated cylinder is physically

    more complicated owing to the thermal effects added to the viscous

    phenomena. Heat transfer from a heated cylinder to the surrounding

    fluid can be either forced convection, mixed convection or pure free

    convection, depending on the ratio between the thermally induced

    buoyancy force and the inertial force, characterized by the Richardson

    number (Ri = Gr/Re2, where Gr is the Grashof number and Re is the

    Reynolds number). In forced convection (Ri >1), where the flow inertial force is negligible, heat

    transfer is a function of Grashof number (Gr) and Prandtl number

    (Pr). In mixed convection, both forced convention and free convection

    are important, and heat transfer is a function of Grashof number (Gr),

    Reynolds number (Re) and Prandtl number (Pr) as well as the

    approaching forced flow direction. Despite the fact that mixed

    convection around bluff bodies is of great importance for various

    engineering applications such as electronics cooling, micro heat

    exchangers and fuel cells, the thermal effects on the wake flow

    behaviour behind a bluff body in the mixed convection regime have

    received little attention compared to those in the forced or free

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    convection. When a heated cylinder operates in the mixed convection

    regime, the thermally induced buoyancy force plays an important role

    in the flow behaviour in the wake. For a horizontally placed heated

    cylinder, the free-stream approach flow can be either horizontal,

    vertically upward or vertically downward, they are called horizontal

    cross-flow, parallel flow and contra-flow arrangements based on the

    angle between the approach flow direction and the thermally induced

    buoyancy force acting on the fluid surrounding the heated cylinder.

    1.1 Wake Flow The flow downstream of a body immersed in a stream or the flow

    behind a body propagating through a fluid. Wakes are narrow

    elongated regions; filled with large and small eddies. The wakes

    eddies of a bridge pier immersed in a river stream, or of a ship

    propelled through the water, are often visible on the surface. On

    windy days, similar wakes form downstream of smoke stacks or other

    structures, but the eddies in the air are not visible unless some smoke

    or dust is entrained in them.

    Turbulence in the wake of bluff bodies consists of all sizes of eddies,

    which interact with each other in their unruly motion. Yet, out of this

    chaos emerges some organization, whereby large groups of eddies

    form a well-ordered sequence of vortices. The sense of rotation of

    these vortices alternates and their spacing is quite regular. As a result,

    they can drive a structure that they encounter or they can exert on the

    body that created them a force alternating in sign with the same

    frequency as that of the formation of the vortices. Such forces can

    impose on structures unwanted vibrations which often lead to serious

    damage. Flow induced forces can be catastrophic if they are in tune

    with the frequency of vibration of the structure. Wakes are sustained

    for very large distances downstream of a body. Ship wakes retain

    their turbulent character for miles behind a vessel and can be detected

    by special satellites hours after their generation. Similarly

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    condensation in the wake of aircraft sometimes makes it look like a

    narrow braided cloud, traversing the sky.

    Figure 1.1

    1.2 Vortex Shedding

    Vortex shedding is an oscillating flow that takes place when a fluid

    such as air or water flows past a bluff (as opposed to streamlined)

    body at certain velocities, depending on the size and shape of the

    body. In this flow, vortices are created at the back of the body and

    detach periodically from either side of the body. The fluid flow past

    the object creates alternating low-pressure vortices on the downstream

    side of the object. The object will tend to move toward the low-

    pressure zone. If the bluff structure is not mounted rigidly and the

    frequency of vortex shedding matches the resonance frequency of the

    structure, the structure can begin to resonate, vibrating with harmonic

    oscillations driven by the energy of the flow. This vibration is the

    cause of the singing of overhead power line wires in a wind, and the fluttering of automobile whip radio antennas at some speeds.

    Tall chimneys constructed of thin-walled steel tube can be sufficiently

    flexible that, in air flow with a speed in the critical range, vortex

    shedding can drive the chimney into violent oscillations that can

    damage or destroy the chimney. These chimneys can be protected

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    from this phenomenon by installing a series of fences (sometimes

    called strakes or spoilers) at the top and running down the exterior of

    the chimney for approximately 20% of its length. The fences are

    usually located in a helical pattern.

    The fences prevent strong vortex shedding with low separation

    frequencies. The optimal pitch for vortex shedding is a 5D pitch (5 x

    the diameter of the stack).

    1.3 Reynolds Number

    The Reynolds number is defined as the ratio of inertial forces

    to viscous forces and consequently quantifies the relative importance

    of these two types of forces for given flow conditions. Reynolds

    numbers frequently arise when performing scaling of fluid dynamics

    problems, and as such can be used to determine dynamic

    similitude between two different cases of fluid flow. They are also

    used to characterize different flow regimes within a similar fluid, such

    as laminar or turbulent flow

    Laminar flow occurs at low Reynolds numbers, where viscous forces

    are dominant, and is characterized by smooth, constant fluid motion.

    Turbulent flow occurs at high Reynolds numbers and is dominated by

    inertial forces, which tend to produce chaotic eddies, vortices and

    other flow instabilities.

    1.4 Turbulent flow

    Turbulent flow, type of fluid (gas or liquid) flow in which the fluid

    undergoes irregular fluctuations, or mixing, in contrast to laminar

    flow, in which the fluid moves in smooth paths or layers. In turbulent

    flow the speed of the fluid at a point is continuously undergoing

    changes in both magnitude and direction. The flow of wind and rivers

    is generally turbulent in this sense, even if the currents are gentle. The

    air or water swirls and eddies while its overall bulk moves along a

    specific direction.

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    Most kinds of fluid flow are turbulent, except for laminar flow at the

    leading edge of solids moving relative to fluids or extremely close to

    solid surfaces, such as the inside wall of a pipe, or in cases of fluids of

    high viscosity (relatively great sluggishness) flowing slowly through

    small channels. Common examples of turbulent flow are blood flow

    in arteries, oil transport in pipelines, lava flow, atmosphere and ocean

    currents, the flow through pumps and turbines, and the flow in boat

    wakes and around aircraft-wing tips.

    1.5 Nusselt Number

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    Chapter 2

    Literature Survey

    2.1 The Thermal Effects on the Wake Flow behind a

    Heated Circular Cylinder Operating In the Mixed

    Convection Regime[1]

    The thermal effects on the wake flow were investigated

    experimentally. The experiment was conducted such that water flows

    in a channel over a heated cylinder which is maintained at a particular

    temperature. By controlling the temperature, Richardson number is

    varied from 0 to 1.04 resulting the heat transfer change from forced

    convection to buoyancy induced free convection. Molecular Tagging

    Velocimetry & Thermometry (MTV &T) technique is used to

    visualize velocity and temperature distribution. By varying

    Richardson number, significant changes in the characteristics of the

    system such as recirculation distance, wake closure length, vortex

    shedding process. It was observed that when Richardson number is

    increased , the usual Karman vortices at the two sides of the bluff

    body is delayed and replaced by Kelvin-Helmholtz like vortex

    structures and drag coefficients were found to be increased due to

    thermally induced flow. The average Nusselt number were found to

    be linearly decreasing with increasing Richardson numbers. A

    numerical study yielded similar results in predicting wake vortex

    characteristics and flow pattern

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    2.2 Passive Control of wake flow behind a

    circular cylinder by parallel dual plates[2]

    This is a numerical study on the effect of control device, consisting of

    two plates placed parallel to the wake centreline, on wake

    characteristics with the objective of wake stabilization. Two parallel

    plates were placed behind the circular bluff body over which flow

    takes placed in a low Reynolds number regime. Extensive studies

    were performed by varying the angle of the plates and the number of

    plates. There was significant difference in the wake parameters by

    introducing plates at the rear of a bluff body and for thorough wake

    stabilization, the length of the plate must be 5 times that of bluff body

    diameter. The coefficient of drag experience change as high as 23%

    close to L/D ratio of 1.5. Depending of the angle of the plates, the

    wake regime can be classified into three regimes, when the angle of

    the plates increased there was a decrease in coefficient of drag. In this

    paper, two mechanisms for the control of dual plates is suggested.

    First is the stabilization of free shear layer fluctuation and the other

    one is the basal cavity effect which accounts for pressure

    redistribution upon the base surface region.

    2.3 Heat Transfer From A Cylinder In The Wake

    Flow[3] In this work, the effect of obstacle size and the shape on the heat

    transfer characteristics is studied. An additional cylinder is placed

    downstream of the bluff body and convective characteristics are

    determined. Conductive and radiation heat transfer is considered

    negligible. Lumped heat capacitance method is used in determining

    heat transfer coefficients. For every obstacle shape and size, the effect

    of spacing between obstacles and location of obstacles relative to one

    another is studied. It was observed that heat transfer did not vary

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    significantly at lower Reynolds number but when Reynolds number

    was higher, heat transfer was significantly higher. For higher

    Reynolds number, the larger the obstacle size, the higher was the

    average Nusselt number. When the obstacle was present just behind

    the circular object, the obstacle had a negative effect on the heat

    transfer, but for square cross section object, heat transfer showed an

    improvement.

    2.4 Dependence of flow classification on the

    Reynolds number for a two-cylinder wake[4]

    This is a study on aerodynamic interference between multiple

    structures. Flow behind two staggered cylinders is more complicated

    than with single cylinder configuration. Moreover, flow

    characteristics depend on angle between the flow direction and the

    line joining two cylinders and the pitch distance between two

    cylinders. The experiments were performed in a wind tunnel of

    section 2.4m x 0.6m x 0.6m in which uniform flow takes place. Two

    hotwires are used to simultaneously measure velocity fluctuation.

    Flow modes are divided based on the values of pitch ratio and angle.

    An increase in Reynolds number reduces boundary layer thickness,

    causes a shift in separation point towards forward stagnation point,

    increases separation angle and decrease in vortex formation length. It

    was found that transition from one flow mode to another or the border

    of flow regime solely dependent on the variation of Reynolds number.

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    Chapter-3

    Procedure

    The analysis is attempted in a CFD software, and the final results

    are to be compared with experimental results. The properties of

    the fluid and temperature are considered same as experiment

    performed.

    The problem is modelled as per the experiment and suitable

    boundary conditions and initial conditions are set. The suitable

    options in the models set are chosen.

    Grid independence and temporal independence studies are done in

    order to determine base size and time step size. Too low base

    sizes and time step sizes would yield accurate results but consume

    unaffordable computational time. Large base and time step sizes

    would take less computational time but with a compromise on

    accuracy. Therefore, base size and time step sizes must be chosen

    such that they give results of sufficient accuracy with affordable

    computational time.

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    Figure 3.1

    Figure 3.2

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    After finalizing with base size and time step size, the analysis of six

    cases are performed. The temperature and velocity plots are extracted

    from scalar scene and to be compared with the plots from the

    experiment.

    Figure 3.3

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    Figure 3.4

    Additionally, the ideal geometries for minimum and maximum heat

    transfer are to be determined. So the other geometries that are

    considered include Equilateral Triangle, Inverse Equilateral Triangle,

    Square, Hexagon.

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    Chapter 4

    Design calculations

    4.1 Time step calculation:

    For flow over cylinders, strouhal number can be approximated to 0.2

    St = f D / V

    Where f is the frequency of vortex shedding.

    By substituting D = 4.76mm & V = 0.026m/s

    We get f =1.09 Hz, Time period = 0.917s.

    So, we choose a standard time step close to 0.917s as 0.1s.

    Temporal independence study is done by varying time period below

    0.1s.

    4.2 Number of time steps:

    We know distance of fluid travel = 200mm,

    Velocity of fluid = 0.026m/s

    Therefore, time taken for fluid to travel = 7.611s

    For more accurate values, we take time as 20s.

    For t = 0.1, No: of time steps: 20/0.1 = 200

    For t = 0.01, No: of time steps: 20/0.01 = 2000

    4.3 Geometry

    Figure 3.1

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    4.4 Mess process

    Trimmer type elements are utilised in building up the geometry.

    Additionally, prism layer and wake refinement are implemented

    around the bluff body so as to obtain more accurate results.

    Arbitrarily base size of 0.005m, which is close to the diameter of the

    cylinder is chosen. In the wake refinement region, the size is 6% of

    base size. Grid independence study is performed by decreasing the

    base sizes below 0.005m. Due to the capability of the computers we

    possess, base sizes below 0.003m could not be meshed.

    Figure 5.2

    Prism Layer and wake refinement:

    Figure 5.3

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    4.5 Assumptions

    The analysis is symmetric along the cross section. Hence two-

    dimensional analysis is sufficient. The fluid used is water which is

    incompressible and of constant density. Owing to Reynolds number

    being very low, laminar flow is assumed. Gravity function is turned

    on, as the water flows under gravity. Segregated flow is assumed.

    4.6 Boundary conditions

    The temperature of the water is initially set as 24C and flows with a

    intial velocity of 0.026 m/s from the top edge. The temperature of

    bluff body is maintained constant throughout the analysis and depends

    on the specific case. The bottom edge of the section is assumed

    pressure outlet.

    4.7 Converging criteria

    Mass balance and enthalpy balance errors are calculated for every

    analysis done and made sure whether the errors are within acceptable

    limits. Mass balance is the difference between mass entering through

    the inlet and mass leaving the outlet. Similarly, enthalpy balance is

    the difference between enthalpy of the inlet edge and the enthalpy

    through the outer edge

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    Chapter 5

    Numerical Results

    Considering for the below cases

    Case

    no.

    Tw (0C) T (

    0C) Re Gr Ri

    1 24 24.0 135 0 0.00

    2 35 24.0 135 3400 0.19

    3 42 24.0 135 5600 0.31

    4 53 24.0 135 9100 0.50

    5 66 24.0 135 13100 0.72

    6 85 24.0 135 19100 1.04

    Table 5.1

    5.1 Circular Cross section cases: Tw =240C

    Velocity

    Figure 5.1

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    Temperature

    Figure 5.2

    Tw =350C:

    Temperature

    Figure 5.3

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    Tw =420C:

    Temperature

    Figure 5.4

    Tw =530C:

    Temperature

    Figure 5.5

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    Tw =660C:

    Temperature

    Figure 5.6

    Tw =850C:

    Temperature

    Figure 5.7

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    Velocity

    Figure 5.8

    The change in velocity plot for different Richardson numbers is

    negligible. As the Richardson number increases, the temperature in

    the wake region increases considerably.

    A central vertical probe is considered and the velocity and

    temperature values are tabulated and analysed for temperature

    regainment distance and velocity recirculation distance. The

    maximum temperature along the central probe is higher than that of

    other shapes under similar condition.

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    5.2 Equilateral Triangle cross section Tw =240C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.9

    Velocity

    Figure 5.10

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    Equilateral Triangle cross section Tw =850C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.11

    Velocity

    Figure 5.12

    In case of Equilateral triangle, the wake vortices observed were more

    disorder and the peak velocity observed along the centreline is

    relatively higher when compared with other shapes. It has the

    maximum temperature regainment distance with the value 200%

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    greater than that of circle and has velocity recirculation distance 31%

    lower than that of circle.

    5.3 Hexagon cross section Tw =240C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.17

    Velocity

    Figure 5.18

    Figure 5.13

    Velocity

    Figure 5.14

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    Hexagon cross section Tw =850C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.15

    Velocity

    Figure 5.16

    In case of hexagon, the wake plots are similar to circle but with higher

    velocity recirculation and temperature regainment distances. Velocity

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    recirculation distance is 18% higher than that of circle and

    temperature regainment distance is 50% higher than that of circle.

    5.4 Inverse equilateral Triangle Tw =240C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.17

    Velocity

    Figure 5.18

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    Inverse equilateral Triangle Tw =850C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.19

    Velocity

    Figure 5.20

    In case of Inverted Equilateral triangle, the region where buoyancy

    forces are predominant is wider when compared to other geometries.

    It is interesting to note that the wake vortices formed are exactly

    behind the apex of the triangle, but they form behind the other sides

    too. Temperature regainment distance is 50% higher than that of

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    circle and velocity recirculation distance is 31% lower than that of

    circle.

    5.5 Square cross section Tw =240C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.21

    Velocity

    Figure 5.22

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    Square cross section Tw =850C

    Temperature

    Figure 5.23

    Velocity

    Figure 5.24

    The temperature plot of Square cross section is similar to that of

    circular but the velocity plot differs significantly such that it has the

    maximum velocity recirculation distance among all the shapes that

    have been studied. Relatively lower values of peak temperature and

    peak velocity are observed. The velocity recirculation distance is

    37.5% higher than that of circle and temperature regainment distance

    is same as that of circle.

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    Velocity with respect to Position graph for circular cross section

    Figure 5.25

    Temperature with respect to Position graph for circular cross

    section

    Figure 5.26

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    Temperature with respect to Position graph for different

    geometrical cross sections:

    Figure 5.27

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    Velocity with respect to Position graph for different geometrical

    cross sections:

    Figure 5.28

    There is no change in the values of velocity observed along the

    centreline probe for same cross section. However, for different

    geometries, there is a significant change in velocity recirculation

    distance and temperature regainment distance. As the Richardson

    number increases, the temperature peak increases. The change in

    temperature regainment distance can vary as much as 200% and the

    change in velocity recirculation distance can vary as much as 100%

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    Parameters along the probe

    Shapes Velocity

    Recirculation

    Region

    Distance

    (mm)

    Temperature

    Regainment

    Distance

    (mm)

    Peak

    Temperature

    (Deg. C)

    Peak

    Velocity

    (mm/s)

    Equilateral

    Triangle

    11 12 35.5 12.81

    Hexagon 19 6 62.47 6.26

    Inverted

    Equilateral

    Triangle

    11 6 48.85 8.84

    Square 22 4 40 6.8

    Circle 16 4 72.5 7.97

    Table 5.2

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    Chapter 6

    Conclusions

    It was observed that there was no velocity distribution along the

    centreline for the same cross section. The decreasing order of

    maximum temperature along the centreline is Circle, Hexagon,

    Inverted Equilateral triangle, Square, Equilateral triangle. The

    decreasing order of peak velocity along the centreline is Equilateral

    triangle, Inverted Equilateral triangle, Circle, Square, Hexagon.

    Temperature regainment distance is maximum for Equilateral triangle

    and the decreasing order is Equilateral triangle, Hexagon, Inverted

    Equilateral triangle, Square, Circle. Velocity recirculation distance is

    maximum for Square and the decreasing order is Square, Hexagon,

    Circle, Inverted Equilateral triangle, Equilateral triangle. In

    applications where heat transfer is necessary, Circular cross section

    can be implemented and in applications where heat transfer is to be

    minimum, Equilateral triangle can be implemented as it has the

    maximum temperature regainment distance.

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