10.1007/s40095-022-00505-5

Three-dimensional numerical analysis of the impact of the orientation of partially inclined baffles on the combined mass and heat transfer by a turbulent convective airflow

  • Jamal-Eddine Salhi*1,
  • Tarik Zarrouk2,
  • Nassreddine Hmidi1,
  • Merzouki Salhi2,
  • Najim Salhi2,
  • Mohammed Chennaif3,
  1. Équipe Des Sciences Des Matériaux, Laboratoire LPTPME, Département de Physique, Énergies Nouvelles Et Applications, Université, Oujda, 60000, MA
  2. Faculty of Sciences, First Mohammed University, Oujda, 60000, MA
  3. Laboratory of Electrical Engineering and Maintenance – LEEM, High School of Technology, Oujda, MA

Published in Issue 2022-06-01

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Salhi, J.-E., Zarrouk, T., Hmidi, N., Salhi, M., Salhi, N., & Chennaif, M. (2022). Three-dimensional numerical analysis of the impact of the orientation of partially inclined baffles on the combined mass and heat transfer by a turbulent convective airflow. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 14(1 (March 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-022-00505-5
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Abstract

Abstract This paper performed a three-dimensional numerical analysis of the flow structure and heat transfer enhancement of turbulent airflow through a rectangular channel (without baffles, with baffles). Two partially inclined baffles with different orientations are mounted on the bottom and top walls of the channel. The location of the baffles in the direction of flow through the channel of a heat exchanger is of great importance. It depends mainly on the geometrical parameters and the orientation of the baffles. Hence, our study focused on analyzing the effects of the baffles on the thermal–hydraulic behavior in the exchanger by choosing a flat baffle and four configurations of different orientations. Numerical results are presented in terms of axial velocity U, isotherms (T), turbulent kinetic energy (k), amount of heat dissipated by the channel surfaces (Q), average Nusselt number (Nu), friction factor (f), and thermal performance factor (ƞ). The results show that the insertion of the partially inclined baffles into the channel causes the generation of vortices in the upstream and downstream areas of the baffle location point. Thus the mixing phenomenon occurs, which induces an increase in the heat transfer rate and generates a pressure drop simultaneously. Furthermore, the analysis of the results shows that compared to the smooth case (without baffles), the thermal performance factor (η) is significantly higher in the four configurations with baffles. Thus, for the different cases studied: (2); (3); (4); (5) and (6), the factor (η) is equal to 2.18; 2.16; 2.19; 2.27; and 2.25, respectively, for a Reynolds number equal to 87,300. The results also indicate that the transmitted relative heat quantities are equal to 116.08, 113.93, 118.2, 121.71, and 109.39%, respectively, for the same cases considered. Therefore, the configuration corresponding to case (5) performs better in heat transfer than the others. Finally, new correlations for predicting friction factor and Nusselt number as a function of Reynolds number and configuration are found at the end of this study.

Keywords

  • Heat transfer,
  • Numerical analysis,
  • Turbulent flow,
  • Heat exchangers,
  • SIMPLE algorithm,
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

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