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Effect of the angle of attack of a rectangular wing on the heat transfer enhancement in channel flow at low Reynolds number

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Convective heat transfer enhancement can be achieved by generating secondary flow structures that are added to the main flow to intensify the fluid exchange between hot and cold regions. One method involves the use of vortex generators to produce streamwise and transverse vortices superimposed to the main flow. This study presents numerical computation results of laminar convection heat transfer in a rectangular channel whose bottom wall is equipped with one row of rectangular wing vortex generators. The governing equations are solved using finite volume method by considering steady state, laminar regime and incompressible flow. Three-dimensional numerical simulations are performed to study the effect of the angle of attack α of the wing on heat transfer and pressure drop. Different values are taken into consideration within the range 0° < α < 30°. For all of these geometrical configurations the Reynolds number is maintained to Re = 456. To assess the effect of the angle of attack on the heat transfer enhancement, Nusselt number and the friction factor are studied on both local and global perspectives. Also, the location of the generated vortices within the channel is studied, as well as their effect on the heat transfer enhancement throughout the channel for all α values. Based on both local and global analysis, our results show that the angle of attack α has a direct impact on the heat transfer enhancement. By increasing its value, it leads to better enhancement until an optimal value is reached, beyond which the thermal performances decrease.

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  1. IMT Lille Douai, Industrial Energy Department, F59500, Douai, France

    Assadour Khanjian, Serge Russeil & Daniel Bougeard

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Lebanese International University LIU, Beirut, Lebanon

    Assadour Khanjian

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Notre Dame University - Louaize NDU, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon

    Charbel Habchi

  4. ISTIA, LARIS, Université d’Angers, EA 7315, Angers, France

    Thierry Lemenand

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Khanjian, A., Habchi, C., Russeil, S. et al. Effect of the angle of attack of a rectangular wing on the heat transfer enhancement in channel flow at low Reynolds number. Heat Mass Transfer 54, 1441–1452 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-017-2244-8

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