An experimental investigation of the moderate Reynolds number plane air jets was undertaken and the effect of the jet Reynolds number on the turbulent flow structure was determined. The Reynolds number, which was defined by the jet exit conditions, was varied between 1000 and 7000. Other initial conditions, such as the initial turbulence intensity, were kept constant throughout the experiments. Both hot-wire and laser Doppler anemometry were used for the velocity measurements. In the moderate Reynolds number regime, the turbulent flow structure is in transition. The average size and the number of the large scale of turbulence (per unit length of jet) was unaffected by the Reynolds number. A broadening of the turbulent spectra with increasing Reynolds number was observed, This indicated that there is a decrease in the strength of the large eddies resulting from a reduction of the relative energy available to them. This diminished the jet mixing with the ambient as the Reynolds number increased. Higher Reynolds numbers led to lower jet dilution and spread rates. On the other hand, at higher Reynolds numbers the dependence of jet mixing on Reynolds number became less significant as the turbulent flow structure developed into a self-preserving state.
This paper reports an experimental study of natural convection heat transfer from a horizontal isothermal cylinder between vertical adiabatic walls. Some of the industrial applications of this problem are cooling and casing design of electronic equipment, nuclear reactor safety, and heat extraction from solar thermal storage devices. Heat transfer from 3.81 cm and 2.54 cm diameter cylinders was determined by measuring the electric power supplied to the heater, which was placed inside the cylinders, and correcting for radiation and end losses. Average Nusselt numbers were determined for a Rayleigh number range of 2 × 103 to 3 × 105 and wall spacing to cylinder diameter ratios of 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and ∞. It was found that the confinement of a heated horizontal cylinder by adiabatic walls enhances the heat transfer from the cylinder continuously. This effect is more pronounced at low Rayleigh numbers. A maximum relative enhancement of 45 percent was obtained over the range of experimental conditions studied. Schlieren and flow visualization studies were conducted at selected values of Rayleigh number and wall spacing to cylinder diameter ratios to further explain the heat transfer characteristics and the associated flow physics of the present problem.
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