scispace - formally typeset
Open AccessJournal ArticleDOI

Thermal Buoyancy Effects in RotatingNon-Isothermal Flows

C. Y. Soong
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
- Vol. 7, Iss: 6, pp 435-446
TLDR
In this paper, the rotation-induced thermal buoyancy effects stemming from the coexistence of rotational body forces and the nonuniformity of the fluid temperature field are considered.
Abstract
The present paper is concerned with the non-isothermal flow mechanisms in rotating systems with emphasis on the rotation-induced thermal buoyancy effects stemming from the coexistence of rotational body forces and the nonuniformity of the fluid temperature field. Non-isothermal flow in rotating ducts of radial and parallel modes and rotating cylindrical configurations, including rotating cylinders and disk systems, are considered. Previous investigations closely related to the rotational buoyancy are surveyed. The mechanisms of the rotation-induced buoyancy are manifested by the author's recent theoretical results and scaling analyses pertaining to the rotation-induced buoyancy in rotating ducts and two-disk systems. Finally, the open issues for future researches in this area are proposed.

read more

Content maybe subject to copyright    Report

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Developing convective flow in a square channel partially filled with a high porosity metal foam and rotating in a parallel-mode

TL;DR: In this paper, the development of three-dimensional heat transfer and fluid flow in a square channel rotating in a parallel mode has been investigated numerically, and the generalized model is used to mathematically simulate the momentum equations employing the Boussinesq approximation for the density variation.
Journal ArticleDOI

Analytical solution for Hall and Ion-slip effects on mixed convection flow of couple stress fluid between parallel disks

TL;DR: The Hall and Ion-slip effects on fully developed electrically conducting couple stress fluid flow between parallel disks has been considered and the effects of the magnetic parameter, Hall parameter, Ion-Slip parameter, Prandtl number and couple Stress fluid parameter on velocity and temperature are discussed and shown graphically.
Journal ArticleDOI

Effects of centrifugal buoyancy on developing convective laminar flow in a square channel occupied with a high porosity fibrous medium

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the influence of rotation on heat transfer and fluid flow in a square channel rotating in a parallel-mode and found that rotation seems to have a dominant role in enhancing heat transfer at high levels of porosity and low conductivity ratios.
Journal ArticleDOI

Pore-scale numerical simulation of convection heat transfer in high porosity open-cell metal foam under rotating conditions

TL;DR: In this paper, a pore-scale numerical simulation is performed to obtain the interstitial heat transfer coefficient between air and high porosity open-cell metal foam under rotating conditions in a radially rotating channel filled with Weaire-Phelan foam cell.
Journal ArticleDOI

Hydrodynamically and thermally developing flow in a rectangular channel filled with a high porosity fiber and rotating about a parallel axis

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the potential of using high porosity fibers in enhancing the heat transported through rotating channels and found that both rotation and thermal dispersion have significant roles in enhancing heat transfer at high levels of porosity and low conductivity ratios.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

On the flow between two rotating coaxial disks

TL;DR: In this article, the steady motion of a viscous fluid confined between two coaxial rotating disks is discussed both experimentally and theoretically, and it is found experimentally that when the disks rotate in the same sense, the main body of the fluid rotates as well, but if they rotate in opposite senses, the fluid is almost at rest.
Proceedings ArticleDOI

Flow and heat transfer in rotating-disc systems

TL;DR: In this article, the ingress problem in rotor-stator systems is addressed, including basic equations, Laminar flow over a single disc, Turbulent flow over one disc, heat transfer from one disc to another, and a superposed flow.
Related Papers (5)