This document describes a workshop analyzing heat transfer in a fin and tube heat exchanger. A 90 degree section of an aluminum fin and tube structure is modeled. The interior tube wall is set to 300C. Both convection and radiation boundary conditions are applied to the exterior surfaces to evaluate their impact on heat losses. The model is meshed, loads are applied, and the solution is obtained and evaluated. Radiation accounts for approximately 2.7% of total heat losses from the system. An extra challenge is provided to convert the radiation boundary condition to a surface-to-surface model.
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Mech_HT_18.0_WS04.1_Radiating_System.pdf
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Workshop 04.1: Radiating System
18.0 Release
ANSYS Mechanical Heat Transfer
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Problem Description
An aluminum section of a fin and tube heat
exchanger is to be analyzed. Since the model
represents an axially symmetric structure, a 90
degree section will be modeled.
The tube carries a contained hot fluid and the
interior wall is assumed to be at 300C.
The exterior surfaces experience a convective
condition.
We will add both convection and radiation
boundary conditions on the exterior surfaces to
evaluate the impact of heat losses due to each
mode of heat transfer.
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Open Workbench and specify the unit system:
Metric (kg, mm, s, 尊C, mA, N, mV)
Choose to Display Values in Project Units
Units Setup
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Open the Workbench Project
Schematic and choose a Steady
State Thermal analysis system
from the toolbox.
Highlight the Geometry branch,
RMB, select Import geometry and
Browse ..., to file
Fin_Tube_WS04.1.stp.
Double Click the Engineering Data
cell.
Model Setup
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You will be in the Engineering Data Application
tab. Activate the Engineering Data Sources
toggle and highlight General Materials.
Add Aluminum Alloy to the current project
by pressing the Add button.
Return to Project by pressing the Project tab.
Double click the Model cell to open the
Mechanical application.
Model Setup
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Expand the Geometry branch and highlight the part
FinTube.
In the details change the material assignment to
Aluminum Alloy.
A check in engineering data will confirm the aluminums
thermal conductivity property is temperature
dependent.
Preprocessing
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Highlight the mesh branch.
Select the 2 symmetry faces, RMB > Insert > Sizing.
Set Element Size to 2 mm.
Highlight the mesh branch, RMB > Generate Mesh.
Preprocessing
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Highlight the Steady State Thermal
branch.
Highlight the interior wall of the tube
section, RMB > Insert > Temperature.
In the details for the temperature load enter
300 属C in the Magnitude field.
Preprocessing
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Make sure surface select mode is active.
In the graphics window, RMB > Select All.
Use the control key and unselect the interior,
ends and symmetry faces of the fin tube
model (5 faces in all).
You should have 33 faces selected.
RMB > Insert > Convection.
Continued . . .
Preprocessing
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Enter a Film Coefficient = 5e-4 W/(mm^2-C) .
Enter Ambient Temperature = 30C.
Repeat selection steps from previous slide
(select 33 faces)
RMB > Insert > Radiation.
Enter Ambient Temperature = 30属C.
Leave Emissivity = 1.
Leave Correlation = To Ambient.
Preprocessing
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Rt Rc Rr = Rtot 4785.2 4657.8 127.43 = -0.03
Solve:
Highlight the Temperature, Convection and Radiation loads and
drag and drop them into the Solution branch, RMB > evaluate all
results:
This is a shortcut to setting up reaction probes for boundary conditions.
Insert a Chart with these three results selected, then the
results will be combined into a single chart & table.
Analysis shows we have an energy balance.
Reactions show that radiation accounts for roughly 2.7% of heat losses from the system.
Solution
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If you have extra time, attempt to convert the To-Ambient radiation thermal
boundary condition to Surface-to-Surface (i.e. radiosity solver), as discussed
earlier.
Hints:
a) You will need to establish a Symmetry condition
(Periodic Region or Cyclic Region with a cylindrical
coordinate system) to achieve the proper view factors.
b) The enclosure should be open because the radiative
loss to ambient dominates.
c) Net loss due to radiation should be similar to the To
Ambient results obtained before.
Extra Challenge