Experiments have been conducted to study the turbulent heat transfer and friction for fully developed flow of air in a square channel in which two opposite walls are roughened with 90° full ribs, parallel and crossed full ribs with angles-of-attack (α) of 60° and 45°, 90° discrete ribs, and parallel and crossed discrete ribs with = 60°, 45°, and 30°. The discrete ribs are staggered in alternate rows of three and two ribs. Results are obtained for a rib height-to-channel hydraulic diameter ratio of 0.0625, a rib pitch-to-height ratio of 10, and Reynolds numbers between 10,000 and 80,000. Parallel angled discrete ribs are superior to 90° discrete ribs and parallel angled full ribs, and are recommended for internal cooling passages in gas turbine airfoils. For α = 60° and 45°, parallel discrete ribs have higher ribbed wall heat transfer, lower smooth wall heat transfer, and lower channel pressure drop than parallel full ribs. Parallel 60° discrete ribs have the highest ribbed wall heat transfer and parallel 30° discrete ribs cause the lowest pressure drop. The heat transfer and pressure drops in crossed angled full and discrete rib cases are all lower than those in the corresponding 90° and parallel angled rib cases. Crossed arrays of angled ribs have poor thermal performance and are not recommended.
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ASME 1990 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition
June 11–14, 1990
Brussels, Belgium
Conference Sponsors:
- International Gas Turbine Institute
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978-0-7918-7907-8
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Heat Transfer Characteristics of Turbulent Flow in a Square Channel With Angled Discrete Ribs
S. C. Lau,
S. C. Lau
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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R. D. McMillin,
R. D. McMillin
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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J. C. Han
J. C. Han
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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S. C. Lau
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
R. D. McMillin
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
J. C. Han
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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90-GT-254, V004T09A029; 9 pages
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March 18, 2015
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Lau, SC, McMillin, RD, & Han, JC. "Heat Transfer Characteristics of Turbulent Flow in a Square Channel With Angled Discrete Ribs." Proceedings of the ASME 1990 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. Volume 4: Heat Transfer; Electric Power; Industrial and Cogeneration. Brussels, Belgium. June 11–14, 1990. V004T09A029. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/90-GT-254
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