ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN Print: 0-89116-299-2
International Heat Transfer Conference 7
LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER RATES FROM TWO ADJACENT SPHERES IN TURBULENT AXISYMMETRIC FLOW
Resumo
The flow interactions between two spheres in a
turbulent air stream was studied in a vertical wind
tunnel. The flow Reynolds number was approximately
104 with a turbulence intensity of 1.1 percent and the spacing between the spheres was varied from 5.6
to 1.04 diameters. Both the local surface pressures
and the local heat transfer coefficients were measured.
Moreover, the experimental technique used
allowed both the steady and the fluctuating components
of the heat transfer to be measured.
At wide spacings, the drag on the trailing sphere was larger than that on a single sphere. At spacing closer than 2.2 diameters, the wake of the leading sphere consisted of vortex rings attached to both spheres. These caused an increase in the heat transfer from both spheres and a substantial decrease in the drag on the trailing sphere
At wide spacings, the drag on the trailing sphere was larger than that on a single sphere. At spacing closer than 2.2 diameters, the wake of the leading sphere consisted of vortex rings attached to both spheres. These caused an increase in the heat transfer from both spheres and a substantial decrease in the drag on the trailing sphere