Heat Transfer Enhancement from A Rectangular Flat Plate With Constant Heat Flux in Pulsating Flows

Abstract

Experiments have been carried out to study heat transfer enhancement from a heated rectangular flat plate in pulsating flows. A heat transfer empirical formula of the heated rectangular flat plate in pulsating flows was developed that correlates the heat transfer enhancement factor to the Womersley number (α = 3.3–23.8), the Reynolds number (Re = 527–4,217), and the pressure coefficient (C _p  = 41.3–31,644.6). The results demonstrate that heat transfer from the rectangular flat plate was enhanced significantly under proper conditions. In addition, the influence of the Reynolds number on the heat transfer enhancement factor increases as the pressure amplitude increases.

Keywords:

• pulsating flow
• heat transfer enhancement
• flow over flat plate

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51106140, 50806068) and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Z1110695, R1100065).