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Abstract Ice formation phenomena and heat transfer around isothermally cooled cylinders, which are lined in a cross flow .of cold water, were experimentally and theoretically studied. An experimental test rig was designed and constructed for this study. Also, numerical analysis technique using Fluent software, was used to determine the local heat transfer coefficient on the surface of the ice. During the experimental work, the free-stream water velocity was changed from 0.03 to 0.08 mls and dimensionless cooling temperature ratio (8 ) was varing from 4.6 to 7.7. In the numerical analysis of the ice formation phenomena Fluent program was used. Three parameters were studied, freestream water velocity, dimensionless cooling temperature and cylinder pitch. Free-stream water velocity was changed from 0.030.08 rn/s, cylinder pitch is varying from 60 mm, 80 mm, 100 mm and 120mm and dimensionless cooling temperature ratio (8 ) is varying from 3.3, 6.6, 10 and 13.3. Three pattern of ice layer shapes around the cylinders were observed: a- Linked Ice layer shape, where all the cylinders are completely linked with an ice-layer. For certain values of cylinder ~. ABSTRACT Ice formation phenomena and heat transfer around isothermally cooled cylinders, which are lined in a cross flow .of cold water, were experimentally and theoretically studied. An experimental test rig was designed and constructed for this study. Also, numerical analysis technique using Fluent software, was used to determine the local heat transfer coefficient on the surface of the ice. During the experimental work, the free-stream water velocity was changed from 0.03 to 0.08 mls and dimensionless cooling temperature ratio (8 ) was varing from 4.6 to 7.7. In the numerical analysis of the ice formation phenomena Fluent program was used. Three parameters were studied, freestream water velocity, dimensionless cooling temperature and cylinder pitch. Free-stream water velocity was changed from 0.030.08 rn/s, cylinder pitch is varying from 60 mm, 80 mm, 100 mm and 120mm and dimensionless cooling temperature ratio (8 ) is varying from 3.3, 6.6, 10 and 13.3. Three pattern of ice layer shapes around the cylinders were observed: a- Linked Ice layer shape, where all the cylinders are completely linked with an ice-layer. For certain values of cylinder IV pitch and dimensionless cooling temperature, the .linked ice layer occures at low values of Reynolds number. Mean while at a certain values of cylinder pitch and Reynolds number linked ice layer occurs at higher values of dimensionless cooling temperature. b- Transition Ice layer shape, where the ice layer is not linked between some of the cylinders at the beginning of cylinder row, while the. other cylinders are completely linked with ice layer. c- Disconnected ice layer shape, where the ice is formed individually around each cylinder. This usual occurs at higher values of free stream water velocity i.e. higher values of Reynolds number. For the experimental and theoretical work, under the conditions of linked ice layer, a general correlation between the local Nusselt number, Nux, and the local Reynolds number (Rex, Red), dimensionless cooling temperature ratio (9) and dimensionless cylinder pitch (p*) expressed as follows: Nux = 0.00045 Rexo.96Redo.69-0.sp* 0.7 The difference between the values of the correlation equations from experimental and theoretical results and the general correlation equation had been calculated. It was found that the difference within ± 40 %. |