Axial Corrugation Research Articles

Micro-mixing enhancement in a Taylor-Couette reactor using the inner rotors with various surface configurations

This study investigates the effects of various inner cylinder configurations on micromixing and fluid dynamics within a Taylor-Couette (TC) reactor using the inner cylinders with different surface designs, including the traditional smooth-surfaced rotor cylinder. The four innovative inner cylinders were specifically designed with axial corrugations (N40 and N80) and three-dimensional rough surfaces (NZ40 and NZ80). Micromixing efficiency was assessed experimentally using the iodide-iodate reaction as a probe. To further understand the impact of the rotors' surface structures on micromixing, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling was utilized to analyse the fluid dynamics within the TC reactor. An incorporation model was employed to calculate the micromixing time. The experimental findings reveal that the segregation index decreases with increasing rotation speed for all inner cylinders. Besides, NZ80′s micro-mixing efficiency surpasses that of its counterparts, NZ40, N40, and N80. The CFD modelling results underscore the significant influence of the inner cylinder's surface configuration on the turbulence dissipation rate and volume probability distribution, which are likely to contribute positively to the micromixing efficiency within the TC reactor. Furthermore, the empirical correlations obtained have been established to understand the micro-mixing time within TC reactors using different rotating cylinders.

Numerical simulation of drag reduction for turbulent flow in cylindrical annuli with axial corrugations

A computational fluid dynamics study has been undertaken to determine the effect of axial corrugations on the inner and outer surfaces of cylindrical annuli in the turbulent flow regime. Results show that axial corrugations on either one or both surfaces has the potential to reduce drag for certain types of corrugations. Overall, it is found that drag reduction is increased with larger amplitude and longer wavelength corrugations. Corrugations on the inner and outer cylinders have similar effect to one another and can be combined on both surfaces for greater drag reduction than the sum of the individual effects. If corrugations are present on both surfaces, an out-of-phase arrangement is shown to yield the best drag reduction. An eccentric alignment of the inner cylinder is also shown to increase potential for drag reduction for the parameters considered in this study. Within the turbulent flow regime, it is shown that the Reynolds number has a weak effect on the potential drag reduction. For the geometries considered in this study, the drag reduction potential is up to approximately 25%.

A novel axially half corrugated thin-walled tube for energy absorption under Axial loading

Abstract In this paper, tubes with different axial corrugations were studied under axial loading. Accordingly, a new axially half-corrugated thin-walled tube was developed to improve the energy absorption characteristics. The forming process of the corrugations on the tubes has also been described. Comprehensive experimental and numerical analysis have been conducted in order to investigate the effects of various geometrical parameters on crushing behavior of the structure. It has been shown that by the use of the new axially half corrugated tube, there is much more efficient crushing via a more uniform force-displacement result as well as a considerable improvement in other crashworthiness characteristics. Subsequently, a numerical study has been conducted on the same tubes to both have the numerical results validated and assure the repeatability and reliability of the experimental results. An efficient model in axial loading has been obtained which is offering a perfect concertina form. The obtained model deforms through an inversion mode causing an extra frictional force between the inverted part and the tube itself, resulting in a considerable increase in SEA, mean force, and consequently CFE.

Laminar flow heat transfer enhancement in square and rectangular channels having: (1) A wire-coil, axial and spiral corrugation combined with helical screw-tape with and without oblique teeth and a (2) spiral corrugation combined with twisted tapes with oblique teeth

Heat transfer enhancement is a vital area of research as it helps to design heat exchangers of reduced sizes and improved heat transfer rates. Thus, there is a pressing need for techniques which result in significantly increased heat transfer over and above increased pressure drop. In this paper, the benefits of different compound techniques using (1) wire-coil inserts and helical screw-tape inserts with oblique teeth, (2) wire-coil inserts and helical screw-tape inserts without oblique teeth, (3) spiral corrugation and helical screw-tape inserts without oblique teeth, (4) axial corrugation and helical screw-tape inserts without oblique teeth, and (5) spiral corrugation and twisted-tape inserts with oblique teeth were studied experimentally for laminar flow in a non-circular duct (aspect ratio = 1, 0.5 and 0.33). Servotherm medium oil with Prandtl number ranging from 430 to 530 was used as working fluid. The experiment was conducted for a uniform heat flux boundary condition. The effect of geometric parameters of the inserts such as wire-coil diameter, wire-coil helix angle, tooth angle and tooth horizontal length of the screw tape and the twisted tape, corrugation height and corrugation pitch, etc. on heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics was presented. The influence of duct geometry (aspect ratio) on Nusselt number and friction factor was also studied. Correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor were developed and a performance evaluation was done.

Experimental investigation of laminar flow of viscous oil through a circular tube having integral axial corrugation roughness and fitted with twisted tapes with oblique teeth

The experimental friction factor and Nusselt number data for laminar flow of viscous oil through a circular duct having integral axial corrugation roughness and fitted with twisted tapes with oblique teeth have been presented. Predictive friction factor and Nusselt number correlations have also been presented. The thermohydraulic performance has been evaluated. The major findings of this experimental investigation are that the twisted tapes with oblique teeth in combination with integral axial corrugation roughness perform significantly better than the individual enhancement technique acting alone for laminar flow through a circular duct up to a certain value of fin parameter.

Friction and Thermal Characteristics of Laminar Flow of Viscous Oil Through a Circular Tube Having Axial Corrugations and Fitted With Helical Screw-Tape Inserts

The experimental friction factor and Nusselt number data for a laminar flow through a circular duct having axial corrugation and fitted with helical screw-tape inserts have been presented. Predictive friction factor and Nusselt number correlations have also been presented. The thermohydraulic performance has been evaluated. The major findings of this experimental investigation are that the helical screw-tape inserts, in combination with axial corrugation, perform better than the individual enhancement technique acting alone for laminar flow through a circular duct.

Thermohydraulics of laminar flow of viscous oil through a circular tube having axial corrugations and fitted with centre-cleared twisted-tape

The experimental friction factor and Nusselt number data for laminar flow through a circular duct having axial corrugation and fitted with centre-cleared twisted-tape have been presented. Predictive friction factor and Nusselt number correlations have also been presented. The thermohydraulic performance has been evaluated. The major findings of this experimental investigation are that the centre-cleared twisted tapes in combination with axial corrugation perform better than the individual enhancement technique acting alone for laminar flow through a circular duct up to a certain amount of centre-clearance.

Third harmonic generation by a low intensity laser pulse in a corrugated discharge capillary

Quasi phase matching and increase of laser interaction length were promoted by periodically modulated plasma guide formed by a discharge current ablating the inner capillary walls. The phenomenon was demonstrated through the use of third harmonics. For Ti:Sapphire laser pulses propagating through 1 cm long corrugated discharge capillaries, with an axial corrugation period of 200 μm, the third harmonic was generated at intensities as low as ∼109 W/cm2.

Compact dual-band axially corrugated profiled horn for prime-focus reflector antenna

This paper reports a new compact dual-band axially corrugated profiled horn feed (DBCPH) for prime-focus reflector antenna at C-band (uplink and downlink frequency bands with bandwidth ratio of 1.6). DBPCH consists of one sinusoid profiled section and two internal axial corrugations (internal short-circuited ring slots), for obtaining a multimode horn feed. Such a blended structure is optimized over the specified frequency bands (3.68–3.70 and 5.865–5.915 GHz) to achieve various performance objectives (such as compactness, return loss, polarization purity, etc.). Measured and predicted results show that DBCPH provides better return loss >18.6 dB, low cross-polarization (better than −32 dB), and adequate edge taper at ±48° (8.5–11.7 dB) along with compact size (1.3λ aperture diameter and 0.88λ length at lower frequency). The horn would be used as a feed element for front-fed prime-focus reflector for pencil beam spacecraft antenna application.

Plasma-filled rippled wall rectangular backward wave oscillator driven by sheet electron beam

Performance of the backward wave oscillator (BWO) is greatly enhanced with the introduction of plasma. Linear theory of the dispersion relation and the growth rate have been derived and analysed numerically for plasma-filled rippled wall rectangular waveguide driven by sheet electron beam. To see the effect of plasma on the TM01 cold wave structure mode and on the generated frequency, the parameters used are: relativistic factor γ = 1.5 (i.e. v/c = 0.741), average waveguide height y0 = 1.445 cm, axial corrugation period z0 = 1.67 cm, and corrugation amplitude e = 0.225 cm. The plasma density is varied from zero to 2 ×1012 cm − 3. The presence of plasma tends to raise the TM01 mode cut-off frequency (14 GHz at 2 ×1012 cm − 3 plasma density) relative to the vacuum cut-off frequency (5 GHz) which also causes a decrease in the group velocity everywhere, resulting in a flattening of the dispersion relation. With the introduction of plasma, an enhancement in absolute instability was observed.

Thermohydraulics of Laminar Flow Through Rectangular and Square Ducts With Axial Corrugation Roughness and Twisted Tapes With Oblique Teeth

The heat transfer and the pressure drop characteristics of laminar flow of viscous oil (175<Pr<538) through rectangular and square ducts with combined internal axial corrugations on all the surfaces of the ducts and with twisted-tape inserts with and without oblique teeth have been studied experimentally. The axial corrugations in combination with both twisted tapes with and without oblique teeth have been found to perform better than either axial corrugations or twisted-tape inserts acting alone. The heat transfer and the pressure drop measurements have been taken in separate test sections. Heat transfer tests were carried out in electrically heated stainless steel ducts incorporating uniform wall heat flux boundary conditions. Pressure drop tests were carried out in acrylic ducts. The flow friction and thermal characteristics are governed by duct aspect ratio, corrugation angle, corrugation pitch, twist ratio, space ratio, length, tooth horizontal length and tooth angle of the twisted tapes, Reynolds number, and Prandtl number. Correlations developed for friction factor and Nusselt number have predicted the experimental data satisfactorily. The performance of the geometry under investigation has been evaluated. It has been found that based on constant pumping power, up to 45% heat duty increase occurs for the combined axial corrugation and twisted-tape insert case compared with the individual axial corrugation and twisted-tape insert cases in the measured experimental parameters space. On the constant heat duty basis, the pumping power has been reduced up to 30% for the combined enhancement geometry than the individual enhancement geometries.

Thermohydraulics of turbulent flow through rectangular and square ducts with axial corrugation roughness and twisted-tapes with and without oblique teeth

The heat transfer and the pressure drop characteristics of turbulent flow of air (10,000 < Re < 100,000) through rectangular and square ducts with combined internal axial corrugations on all the surfaces of the ducts and with twisted-tape inserts with and without oblique teeth have been studied experimentally. The axial corrugations in combination with twisted-tapes of all types with oblique teeth have been found to perform better than those without oblique teeth in combination with axial corrugations. The heat transfer and the pressure drop measurements have been taken in separate test sections. Heat transfer tests were carried out in electrically heated stainless steel ducts incorporating uniform wall heat flux boundary conditions. Pressure drop tests were carried out in acrylic ducts. The flow friction and thermal characteristics are governed by duct aspect ratio, corrugation angle, corrugation pitch, twist ratio, space ratio, length, tooth horizontal length and tooth angle of the twisted-tape, Reynolds number and Prandtl number. Correlations developed for friction factor and Nusselt number have predicted the experimental data satisfactorily. The performance of the geometry under investigation has been evaluated. It has been found that on the basis of constant pumping power, up to 55% heat duty increase occurs for the combined axial corrugation and regularly spaced twisted-tape elements inserts with oblique teeth case compared to without oblique teeth twisted-tape inserts cases in the measured experimental parameters space. On the constant heat duty basis, the pumping power has been reduced up to 47% for the combined enhancement geometry than the individual enhancement geometries. However, full-length and short-length twisted-tapes with oblique teeth in combination with axial corrugations show only marginal improvements over the twisted-tapes without oblique teeth.

Electromagnetic scattering by rough conducting circular cylinders. II. Axial corrugation

For pt.I see ibid., vol.36, no.5, p.651 (1988). The coherent and incoherent responses of conducting axially corrugated surfaces (which are on the average circular cylinders) are calculated. The calculation encompasses second-order perturbation. The general approach used is to apply the extinction theorem to write an integral equation for the surface current density, and then to use the perturbation theory to solve it. The results are recast by using Pade approximants to achieve a significant extension of the domain of validity of the original formulation. >

Parallel Motion of Corrugated Plates

The study of Couette flow is important in many situations involving relative motion of two surfaces. In this paper, we shall study the effects due to slight axial corrugation of two parallel plates. These grooves may be intentional, or may be caused by wear or imprecise machining.