Synthetic jets are largely used in the electronic cooling field; indeed their heat transfer performances have been widely investigated. The heat transfer performances have been enhanced through the design of innovative synthetic jet devices, as the twin synthetic jets device. Obviously the heat transfer performances of the classic and innovative synthetic jet devices are strictly related to their impinging flow field. Therefore the behavior of impinging single and twin circular synthetic jets in phase opposition is experimentally investigated by using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) at Reynolds and Strouhal numbers equal to 5100 and 0.024, respectively. Several nozzle-to-plate distances (H), ranging between 2 and 10 nozzle diameters (D), have been investigated. The time-averaged behavior of the velocity components has been reported and discussed. Their distributions, near the impinging plate, have been described. For the single jet, at short nozzle-to-plate distances (H/D<4) the axial velocity profile near the impinging plate shows a double peak with a minimum on the jet axis. Instead, at high nozzle-to-plate distance (H/D>6), the axial velocity profile is bell-shaped. This is ascribed to the adverse pressure gradient strength and the potential core-like region extension. External oscillations are observed in all the flow field quantities near the impinging plate at 2 diameters from the stagnation point due to a secondary counter rotating vortex ring generation. The presence of such a counter rotating vortex ring decreases as the nozzle-to-plate distance increases. Comparing the two synthetic jet configurations, higher axial velocity and turbulence level but lower axial phase-correlated organized contribution to velocity have been found for the twin case because of the jets interaction. The evolution of the flow field for both configurations has been explained through phase-averaged measurements. High turbulence is observed along the shear layer emanated by the nozzle edge and in the vortex ring core. During the suction phase the saddle point shows a different behavior in the two configurations. In the single case, the saddle point reaches the impinging plate causing injection of air from the plate into the device. Differently the twin configuration generates two saddle points which do not reach the impinging plate because of the presence of the other impinging synthetic jet.

Investigation of impinging single and twin circular synthetic jets flow field / Greco, CARLO SALVATORE; Castrillo, Giusy; Crispo, Cuono Massimo; Astarita, Tommaso; Cardone, Gennaro. - In: EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE. - ISSN 0894-1777. - 74:(2016), pp. 354-367. [10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.12.019]

Investigation of impinging single and twin circular synthetic jets flow field

GRECO, CARLO SALVATORE;CASTRILLO, GIUSY;Crispo, Cuono Massimo;ASTARITA, TOMMASO;CARDONE, GENNARO
2016

Abstract

Synthetic jets are largely used in the electronic cooling field; indeed their heat transfer performances have been widely investigated. The heat transfer performances have been enhanced through the design of innovative synthetic jet devices, as the twin synthetic jets device. Obviously the heat transfer performances of the classic and innovative synthetic jet devices are strictly related to their impinging flow field. Therefore the behavior of impinging single and twin circular synthetic jets in phase opposition is experimentally investigated by using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) at Reynolds and Strouhal numbers equal to 5100 and 0.024, respectively. Several nozzle-to-plate distances (H), ranging between 2 and 10 nozzle diameters (D), have been investigated. The time-averaged behavior of the velocity components has been reported and discussed. Their distributions, near the impinging plate, have been described. For the single jet, at short nozzle-to-plate distances (H/D<4) the axial velocity profile near the impinging plate shows a double peak with a minimum on the jet axis. Instead, at high nozzle-to-plate distance (H/D>6), the axial velocity profile is bell-shaped. This is ascribed to the adverse pressure gradient strength and the potential core-like region extension. External oscillations are observed in all the flow field quantities near the impinging plate at 2 diameters from the stagnation point due to a secondary counter rotating vortex ring generation. The presence of such a counter rotating vortex ring decreases as the nozzle-to-plate distance increases. Comparing the two synthetic jet configurations, higher axial velocity and turbulence level but lower axial phase-correlated organized contribution to velocity have been found for the twin case because of the jets interaction. The evolution of the flow field for both configurations has been explained through phase-averaged measurements. High turbulence is observed along the shear layer emanated by the nozzle edge and in the vortex ring core. During the suction phase the saddle point shows a different behavior in the two configurations. In the single case, the saddle point reaches the impinging plate causing injection of air from the plate into the device. Differently the twin configuration generates two saddle points which do not reach the impinging plate because of the presence of the other impinging synthetic jet.
2016
Investigation of impinging single and twin circular synthetic jets flow field / Greco, CARLO SALVATORE; Castrillo, Giusy; Crispo, Cuono Massimo; Astarita, Tommaso; Cardone, Gennaro. - In: EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE. - ISSN 0894-1777. - 74:(2016), pp. 354-367. [10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.12.019]
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