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Convective heat transfer along ratchet surfaces in vertical natural convection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2019

Hechuan Jiang Open the ORCID record for Hechuan Jiang [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiaojue Zhu Open the ORCID record for Xiaojue Zhu [Opens in a new window] ,
Varghese Mathai Open the ORCID record for Varghese Mathai [Opens in a new window] ,
Xianjun Yang ,
Roberto Verzicco Open the ORCID record for Roberto Verzicco [Opens in a new window] ,
Detlef Lohse Open the ORCID record for Detlef Lohse [Opens in a new window]  and
Chao Sun Open the ORCID record for Chao Sun [Opens in a new window]
Hechuan Jiang
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
Xiaojue Zhu
Affiliation:
Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Varghese Mathai
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Xianjun Yang
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
Roberto Verzicco
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy Physics of Fluids Group and Max Planck Center Twente, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Detlef Lohse
Affiliation:
Physics of Fluids Group and Max Planck Center Twente, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Chao Sun*
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China Physics of Fluids Group and Max Planck Center Twente, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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†Email address for correspondence: chaosun@tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract

We report on a combined experimental and numerical study of convective heat transfer along ratchet surfaces in vertical natural convection (VC). Due to the asymmetry of the convection system caused by the asymmetric ratchet-like wall roughness, two distinct states exist, with markedly different orientations of the large-scale circulation roll (LSCR) and different heat transport efficiencies. Statistical analysis shows that the heat transport efficiency depends on the strength of the LSCR. When a large-scale wind flows along the ratchets in the direction of their smaller slopes, the convection roll is stronger and the heat transport is larger than the case in which the large-scale wind is directed towards the steeper slope side of the ratchets. Further analysis of the time-averaged temperature profiles indicates that the stronger LSCR in the former case triggers the formation of a secondary vortex inside the roughness cavity, which promotes fluid mixing and results in a higher heat transport efficiency. Remarkably, this result differs from classical Rayleigh–Bénard convection (RBC) with asymmetric ratchets (Jiang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 120, 2018, 044501), wherein the heat transfer is stronger when the large-scale wind faces the steeper side of the ratchets. We reveal that the reason for the reversed trend for VC as compared to RBC is that the flow is less turbulent in VC at the same $Ra$. Thus, in VC the heat transport is driven primarily by the coherent LSCR, while in RBC the ejected thermal plumes aided by gravity are the essential carrier of heat. The present work provides opportunities for control of heat transport in engineering and geophysical flows.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 873 , 25 August 2019 , pp. 1055 - 1071
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