Falling film transition and heat transfer on horizontal circular cylinders

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Jafar, Farial A, Thorpe, Graham R and Turan, Ozden (2010) Falling film transition and heat transfer on horizontal circular cylinders. In: Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5-9th December 2010. Mallinson, G. D and Cater, J. E, eds. Auckland, N.Z., The University of Auckland.

Abstract

In this paper, an investigati on of liquid film falling over three horizontal cylinders is presente d. A numerical investigation verified with experimental re sults is carried out using a computational fluid dynamics (C FD) code, FLUENT, for 2D and 3D configurations towards better design of beds of irrigated horticultural produce. The primary objective of the present study is to use numerical predictions to study the effect s of liquid flow rate, cylinder diameter and the heat flux towards reducing energy and water requirements in cooling horticultural produce. The present numerical results show good agreement with the experimental results. The use of a numerical tool has resulted in a detailed investigation of flow and heat transfer characteristics which have not been available in the literature previously.

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Item type Book Section
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/10109
DOI The University of Auckland
Official URL http://www.afms.org.au/conference/17/023_Paper.pdf
ISBN 9780868691299
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 0203 Classical Physics
Historical > FOR Classification > 0913 Mechanical Engineering
Historical > SEO Classification > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute for Sustainability and Innovation (ISI)
Keywords ResPubID19850, horizontal tube, interface, CFD simulations, falling liquid film, FLUENT, fluid dynamics, GAMBIT
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