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Higher Grashof numbers intensified the circulation strength and shifted the peak circulation strength upstream. Increased Reynolds numbers delayed the occurrence of peak circulation strength without altering its magnitude. A boundary layer analysis indicated longer thermal and hydrodynamic entrance lengths with higher Grashof numbers or Reynolds numbers. Furthermore, the local Nusselt number decreased from a maximum at the tube inlet to a trough and then increased to a peak before declining to a value of 3.66. Elevated Grashof numbers amplified these trends and shifted the troughs and peaks upstream, whereas increasing Reynolds numbers delayed these extrema points without significantly affecting their magnitudes. Based on circulation strength and boundary layer behaviour, seven thermohydraulic regions were defined: (1) hydrodynamic-merge, (2) free convection increasing, (3) free convection dominating, (4) free convection settling, (5) sustained free convection, (6) hydrodynamically fully developed forced convective flow, and (7) thermally fully developed forced convective flow.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"215 ","pages":"Article 109955"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Numerical thermohydraulic investigation of developing mixed convective laminar flow through horizontal tubes with a uniform wall temperature\",\"authors\":\"Deniél Steyn , Marilize Everts , Ken J. 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Numerical thermohydraulic investigation of developing mixed convective laminar flow through horizontal tubes with a uniform wall temperature
A numerical investigation of simultaneously developing laminar mixed convective flow in a horizontal tube under a uniform wall temperature (UWT) boundary condition was conducted. Two numerical models were created to examine the differences between experimental and numerical approaches. The first replicated an experimental UWT setup, while the second implemented an ideal UWT boundary condition. Simulations were performed in ANSYS Fluent with temperature-dependent water properties. The Reynolds number and Grashof number ranges were 500-2000 and 0.18×103-9.43×103, respectively. Length-to-diameter ratios varied between 1020 and 1632. The circulation strength of buoyancy-driven vortices was calculated to quantify free convection effects. Higher Grashof numbers intensified the circulation strength and shifted the peak circulation strength upstream. Increased Reynolds numbers delayed the occurrence of peak circulation strength without altering its magnitude. A boundary layer analysis indicated longer thermal and hydrodynamic entrance lengths with higher Grashof numbers or Reynolds numbers. Furthermore, the local Nusselt number decreased from a maximum at the tube inlet to a trough and then increased to a peak before declining to a value of 3.66. Elevated Grashof numbers amplified these trends and shifted the troughs and peaks upstream, whereas increasing Reynolds numbers delayed these extrema points without significantly affecting their magnitudes. Based on circulation strength and boundary layer behaviour, seven thermohydraulic regions were defined: (1) hydrodynamic-merge, (2) free convection increasing, (3) free convection dominating, (4) free convection settling, (5) sustained free convection, (6) hydrodynamically fully developed forced convective flow, and (7) thermally fully developed forced convective flow.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Thermal Sciences is a journal devoted to the publication of fundamental studies on the physics of transfer processes in general, with an emphasis on thermal aspects and also applied research on various processes, energy systems and the environment. Articles are published in English and French, and are subject to peer review.
The fundamental subjects considered within the scope of the journal are:
* Heat and relevant mass transfer at all scales (nano, micro and macro) and in all types of material (heterogeneous, composites, biological,...) and fluid flow
* Forced, natural or mixed convection in reactive or non-reactive media
* Single or multi–phase fluid flow with or without phase change
* Near–and far–field radiative heat transfer
* Combined modes of heat transfer in complex systems (for example, plasmas, biological, geological,...)
* Multiscale modelling
The applied research topics include:
* Heat exchangers, heat pipes, cooling processes
* Transport phenomena taking place in industrial processes (chemical, food and agricultural, metallurgical, space and aeronautical, automobile industries)
* Nano–and micro–technology for energy, space, biosystems and devices
* Heat transport analysis in advanced systems
* Impact of energy–related processes on environment, and emerging energy systems
The study of thermophysical properties of materials and fluids, thermal measurement techniques, inverse methods, and the developments of experimental methods are within the scope of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences which also covers the modelling, and numerical methods applied to thermal transfer.