Abstract
Current heat transfer systems in the industry may result in problems such as low efficiency and environmental pollution. In this paper, the influence of heater power, speed and direction of rotation cylinders, and underfloor heating power are investigated on the Nusselt number in a water-filled enclosure with Pr=5.4 numerically and experimentally based on the Arduino control unit. The enclosure is under constant heat flux from the bottom wall. Using the mixed-Taguchi method and according to different considered cases, 36-state experiments were designed in the range of 2×108<Ra<8×108 and Re<4000. The problem was simulated by using the Realizable k-ε turbulence model, in 3D steady-state mode. Isotherms and streamlines were reported for each case and analysis revealed that the speed of rotation and the heater power has a more important role than other parameters on the heat transfer rate. In the best situation with a maximum speed of cylinders (S=S(max)), maximum floor heating system (qf˙=qf˙(max)), and maximum power of the heater (qr˙=qr˙(max)) the Nusselt number is 110.5 with an almost 22% increase in heat transfer rate. A polynomial surf fit for Nusselt number according to Re, Ra proposed and there are three parts to the variation range of Nusselt numbers based on Richardson numbers.
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