简介:Severalindustrialapplicationssuchaselectronicdevices,heatexchangers,gasturbineblades,etc.needcoolingprocesses.Theinternalcoolingtechniqueisproperforsomeapplications.Inthepresentwork,computationalsimulationsweremadeusingANSYSCFXtopredicttheimprovementsofinternalheattransferintherectangularribbedchannelusingdifferentcoolants.Severalcoolantssuchasair,steam,air/mistandsteam/mistwereinvestigated.Theshearstresstransportmodel(SST)isselectedbycomparingthestandardk-ωandOmegaReynoldsStress(ωRS)turbulencemodelswithexperimentalresults.Theresultsindicatethattheheattransfercoefficientsareenhancedintheribbedchannelwhileinjectingsmallamountsofmist.Theheattransfercoefficientsofair/mist,steamandsteam/mistincreaseby12.5%,49.5%and107%overthatofair,respectively.Furthermore,incomparisontoair,theair/mistheattransfercoefficientenhancesbyabout1.05to1.14timeswhenthemistmassfractionincreasesfrom2%to8%,respectively.Thesteam/mistheattransfercoefficientincreasesbyabout1.12to1.27timeshigherthanthatofsteamovertheconsideredrangeofmistmassfraction.
简介:CorrosionbehaviourandbiofoulingcharacteristicsofmildsteelinthreedifferentcoastallocationsintheGulfofMannar,Indiahavebeenstudiedoveraperiodof24months.OysterfoulingwaspredominantatOpensea-Tuticorin,whilebarnaclefoulingwasdominantatbothMandapamandHarbour-Tuticorin.Therateofcorrosionfor24monthsexposureperiodwashighestatMandapam,wherefoulingwasminimal.Thesurfaceofthemildsteelwascharacterizedbyetchings&crevicesbeneaththehardfoulersattachedonit,atallthetestlocations.ThedepthofcrevicecausedbyhardfoulerswashigheratOpensea-TuticorinfollowedbyHarbour-TuticorinandMandapam.ThelossinultimatetensilestrengthwasmoreinOpensea-Tuticorinthantheothertwolocations.Corrosionbehaviourofmildsteelisdiscussedbasedonthevariationinthebiofoulingassemblageatthethreetestlocations.