Investigation of Jet Impingement Cooling Using High Prandtl Number Fluids and Ammonia for Military Applications

摘要

The objective of this project was to perform a comprehensive numerical study for the prediction of conjugate heat transfer during jet impingement cooling. Calculations were done primarily for two working fluids: MIL-7808 and ammonia. A number of substrate materials were studied. The investigation considered both free and confined jet configurations using circular and slot nozzles. Fifteen different disk or plate thicknesses ranging from 0 to 12 mm and eleven different nozzle heights from 0.4 mm to 12.5 mm were used. A number of heat source patterns were considered to explore the effects of magnitude and location of heat generation. Both steady state heat transfer and the transient start-up of power were investigated. It was found that the magnitude of local heat transfer coefficient or Nusselt number decreased with time at all locations on the disk. A higher heat transfer coefficient at the impingement location was seen at a smaller thickness, whereas a thicker plate provided a more uniform distribution of heat transfer coefficient. Materials with a higher thermal conductivity provided more uniform distribution of interface temperature as well as the heat transfer coefficient. Both local and average heat transfer coefficient increased with Reynolds number. For a given flow rate, a higher heat transfer coefficient was obtained with smaller nozzle diameter. Compared to MIL-7808 and FC-77, ammonia provided smaller solid-fluid interface temperature and higher heat transfer coefficient.