Abstract
The heat exchanger is widely applied to many axial piston machines, and its structure significantly affects the heat transfer performance. Flow characteristic and heat transfer performance in heat exchanger channels with different dimples geometries are numerically and experimentally analyzed in this research work. The objective is to present details of flow field structure and heat transfer mechanisms for the dimpled channel. The realizable k-ε turbulence model was employed in the numerical simulations with the Re range from 3500 to 20,000. The temperature contour, local streamlines, friction factor, and Nu were presented to illustrate the heat transfer enhancement mechanisms. From this investigation, it is found that dimples cause downward flow, improve the flow mixing and reattachment, interrupt the boundary layer and form periodic impingement flows and then greatly improve the heat transfer. The heat transfer coefficient of hemispherical dimple channels with the three kinds of dimple radius–depth ratios is the highest, and it is about 27.2% higher than that of the traditional rhombus dimple channel. Comparing to the rhombus dimpled channel, the lower flow friction performance of the hemispherical dimple channel depends on the lower dimple radius–depth ratio. The hemispherical dimpled channel present better overall thermal performance due to the strength and extent of the recirculation flow reduction.
Highlights
Published: 26 March 2021To meet the operation requirement of axial piston pump under high temperature condition, it is necessary to improve the thermal efficiency design of pump shell
For improving the internal cooling performance of pump shell, several of heat transfer enhancement techniques such as ribs, pins, and dimples have been widely adopted in heat exchangers field in last decades
The dimples are regarded as one of the most effective structures for heat transfer enhancement in the industrial application because they have an advantage in large convective heat transfer coefficient and high surface area-to-volume ratio [2,3]
Summary
Published: 26 March 2021To meet the operation requirement of axial piston pump under high temperature condition, it is necessary to improve the thermal efficiency design of pump shell. It is urgent to develop more effective cooling strategy for pump shell [1]. For improving the internal cooling performance of pump shell, several of heat transfer enhancement techniques such as ribs, pins, and dimples have been widely adopted in heat exchangers field in last decades. Dimples can provide comparable enhanced heat transfer capabilities of finned spoilers as eddy current generators, which promotes near-wall flow areas and reduces pressure loss. The dimples are regarded as one of the most effective structures for heat transfer enhancement in the industrial application because they have an advantage in large convective heat transfer coefficient and high surface area-to-volume ratio [2,3]. An insight into the flow dynamics, heat transfer and friction characteristics in dimpled channels should be conducted
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