Numerical study of turbulent heat and fluid flow in a straight square duct at higher Reynolds numbers

Zuojin Zhu, Hongxing Yang, Tingyao Chen

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Abstract

This paper presents the large eddy simulation (LES) results of turbulent heat and fluid flows in a straight square duct (SSD) at higher Reynolds numbers ranged from 104to 106, which are based on the bulk mean velocity and the duct cross-sectional side length. A sub-grid model is proposed, which assumes that the sub-grid stress and heat flux are, respectively, proportional to the temporal increments of the filtered strain rate and temperature gradient, with the proportional coefficient determined by calibrating the friction factor. The temperature was taken as passive due to the neglect of buoyancy effect. The Taylor and Kolmogorov scales in the SSD are predicted and the results show that the LES results are better than c-DNS results. The LES results can explain why the c-DNS is applicable to the problem at a moderate Re, and reveal that the largest relative deviation of the overall mean Nusselt number is less than 10% as compared with existing experimental correlations. With the rise of Reynolds number, the mean secondary vortex pairs move towards the corners and have smaller size, while smaller vortices also occur in the instantaneous secondary flow. Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) was carried out to analyze the fluctuation of the x-averaged cross-sectional origin temperature at Re = 105.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)356-364
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume53
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Heat and fluid flows
  • Non-standard analysis of turbulence
  • Passive scalar
  • Turbulence in a straight square duct

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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