Computational fluid dynamics applied to internal gas-turbine blade cooling: a review

H Iacovides, BE Launder - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 1995 - Elsevier
This paper reviews current capabilities for predicting flow in the cooling passages and
cavities of jet engines. Partly because of the need to enhance heat transfer coefficients …

A numerical study of flow and heat transfer in a smooth and ribbed U-duct with and without rotation

YL Lin, TIP Shih, MA Stephens… - J. Heat …, 2001 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Computations were performed to study the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer in a U-
shaped duct of square cross section under rotating and non-rotating conditions. The …

LDA investigation of the flow development through rotating U-ducts

SC Cheah, H Iacovides, DC Jackson, H Ji… - 1996 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper reports results from the use of laser-Doppler anemometry (LDA) to measure the
mean and fluctuating flow field in a U-bend of strong curvature, Rc/D= 0.65, that is either …

Prediction of turbulent heat transfer in rotating smooth square ducts

S Dutta, MJ Andrews, JC Han - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 1996 - Elsevier
A two-equation turbulence model with new terms for Coriolis and rotational buoyancy has
been used for prediction of heat transfer from the leading and trailing sides of a rotating …

Prediction of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a ribbed rectangular duct with and without rotation

C Prakash, R Zerkle - 1995 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The present study deals with the numerical prediction of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a
2: 1 aspect ratio rectangular duct with ribs on the two shorter sides. The ribs are of square …

Numerical predictions of the effect of rotation on fluid flow and heat transfer in an engine-similar two-pass internal cooling channel with smooth and ribbed walls

M Schüler, HM Dreher, SO Neumann, B Weigand… - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the present study, a two-pass internal cooling channel with engine-similar cross-sections
was investigated numerically. The channel featured a trapezoidal inlet pass, a sharp 180 …

Progress in the numerical analysis of compact heat exchanger surfaces

RK Shah, MR Heikal, B Thonon, P Tochon - Advances in heat transfer, 2001 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Compact heat exchangers (CHEs) are characterized by a large heat
transfer surface area per unit volume of the exchanger, resulting in reduced space, weight …

Computation of flow and heat transfer through rotating ribbed passages

H Iacovides - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 1998 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the computation of periodic flow and heat transfer through stationary
and rotating ducts of square cross-section, with rib-roughened walls. Square-sectioned ribs …

Large eddy simulation of flow and heat transfer in a 90 deg ribbed duct with rotation: Effect of Coriolis and centrifugal buoyancy forces

S Abdel-Wahab, DK Tafti - J. Turbomach., 2004 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Results from large eddy simulations (LES) of fully developed flow in a 90 deg ribbed duct
are presented with rib pitch-to-height ratio P/e= 10 and a rib height-to-hydraulic-diameter …

Flow and heat transfer in rotating two-pass rectangular channels (AR= 2) by Reynolds stress turbulence model

M Al-Qahtani, YJ Jang, HC Chen, JC Han - International Journal of Heat …, 2002 - Elsevier
Numerical predictions of three-dimensional turbulent flow and heat transfer are presented
for a rotating two-pass smooth rectangular channel with channel aspect ratio of 2: 1. The …