University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

About: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a education organization based out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gravitational wave. The organization has 11839 authors who have published 28034 publications receiving 936438 citations. The organization is also known as: UWM & University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Scale Dependency of Hydraulic Conductivity in Heterogeneous Media

Abstract: Various types of sediments and rocks were analyzed for the relationship between hydraulic conductivity (K) and scale of measurement No variations of K with scale were observed for homogeneous media such as quartz-arenites (quartz sandstones). However, hydraulic conductivity increased with scale of measurement in heterogeneous media. The scaling behavior can be described with the equation K = c (V)m, where c is a parameter characteristic of the geological medium that relates to geological variables such as average pore size and pore interconnectivity in porous media, and probably fracture opening and fracture interconnectivity in fractured media. V is the volume of tested material (used as scale measure), and m is the exponent of the relationship (slope of the line on a log-log plot). The value of the exponent depends on the type or types of flow present. Porous flow media have an exponent of 0.5, multiple flow media an exponent between 0.5 and 1.0, and fracture and conduit flow controlled media an exponent of about 1.0. The more dominant fracture/conduit flow is relative to porous flow, the closer the exponent is to 1.0. K increases with scale up to a rock volume after which the aquifer approaches the properties of an equivalent homogeneous medium and K remains constant with scale. This volume (upper bound of the relationship) is related to the degree of heterogeneity in a medium. It is at a much larger scale in karstic media (if encountered at all) than in nonkarstic and more homogeneous media. Both confined and unconfined aquifers exhibit a similar scale dependence.

Confined and Submerged Liquid Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

Abstract: The local heat transfer from a small heat source to a normally impinging, axisymmetric, and submerged liquid jet, in confined and unconfined configurations, was experimentally investigated. A single jet of FC-77 issuing from a round nozzle impinged onto a square foil heater, which dissipated a constant heat flux. The nozzle and the heat source were both mounted in large round plates to ensure axisymmetric radial outflow of the spent fluid. The local surface temperature of the heat source was measured at different radial locations (r/d) from the center of the jet in fine increments. Results for the local heat transfer coefficient distribution at the heat source are presented as functions of nozzle diameter (0.79 ≤ d ≤ 6.35 mm), Reynolds number (4000 to 23,000), and nozzle-to-heat source spacing (1 ≤ Z/d ≤ 14). Secondary peaks in the local heat transfer observed at r/d 2 were more pronounced at the smaller (confined) spacings and larger nozzle diameters for a given Reynolds number, and shifted radially outward from the stagnation point as the spacing increased. The secondary-peak magnitude increased with Reynolds number, and was higher than the stagnation value in some instances.