Date of Award
12-2022
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
First Advisor
Tianshu Liu, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Javier Montefort, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
William Liou, Ph.D.
Keywords
Heat transfer, impinging jet, low-speed jet, skin friction, temperature sensitive paint
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Temperature sensitive paint (TSP) is used to analyze surface flow structures driven by a jet impinging on a heated steel sheet. Temperature and Nusselt number images are calculated from CCD images of the TSP surface. TSP calibration is discussed. Skin friction data is obtained from the temperature images.
Data is collected for metal and 3D-printed plastic nozzles of varying shape and size at one or two jet airspeeds depending on the nozzle. For the circular nozzles, data is collected for four Reynolds numbers at impinging angles of 90, 70, and 50 degrees. For the elliptical nozzles and the star-shaped nozzle, data is collected at two Reynolds numbers and normal impingement. For the pentagon nozzle, data is collected at one Reynolds number and normal impingement.
Secondary Nusselt number peaks appear in the mainstream flow from obliquely impinging circular nozzles. A secondary skin friction minimum appears in the normally impinging skin friction data from the larger of the circular nozzles.
Recommended Citation
Woodworth, Arthur Dean, "Measurement of Low-Speed Impinging Jet Structure Using Temperature Sensitive Paint" (2022). Masters Theses. 5361.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5361