International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.51, No.21-22, 5119-5129, 2008
Heat transfer enhancement in dense suspensions of agitated solids. Part II: Experiments in the exchange limit
We test the theory of Part I in the exchange limit by vibrating acrylic and aluminum spheres in a box consisting of two flat, vertical isothermal walls, two bumpy, horizontal, insulated walls, and two flat vertical insulated surfaces. The steady heat flux through the thermally-guarded hot wall is recorded at different temperatures of the opposite wall cooled by thermoelectric modules, and enhancements of suspension conductivity are calculated using a lumped-parameter model of the box. To compare results and theory, we also predict vertical profiles of agitation and solid volume fraction in the box using granular dynamics. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Gas-solid heat transfer;Granular dynamics;Exchange limit;Thermal experiment;Granular shaking