International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.45, No.8, 1615-1629, 2002
An experimental and numerical study of heat transfer off an inclined surface subject to an impinging airflow
Understanding the heat transfer interaction between an impinging jet and an inclined surface is of paramount practical significance. In this paper, the heat transfer process is investigated utilizing a three-dimensional finite volume numerical method and renormalization group (RNG) theory based k-epsilon turbulence model. The issuing incompressible jet is impinging upon the inside of an inclined surface creating a thermal boundary layer and a fully three-dimensional vortex structure. Numerical analyses predict a detailed description of fluid flow patterns and heat transfer coefficients. Experimental investigations are performed on the inner surface for the purpose of obtaining local and average heat transfer coefficients and further validation of the numerical results. The effect of different turbulence levels in the numerical solution is also reported.