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Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel
Abstract
In this study, the dynamic heat transfer characteristics of a piezoelectric fan (piezo fan) placed in a vertical channel with constant temperature side walls were investigated numerically. One of the piezo fan’s ends is fixed like a cantilever fan, and the other end performs oscillation motion at four different amplitudes and three different frequencies. The operating amplitude of the fan has been varied in such a way as to investigate the temperature distributions, pressure variations, and dynamic mechanisms of the vortices inside the channel. Numerical studies were carried out using a 2-dimensional model in the COMSOL Multiphysics software. Pure natural convection inside the channel is considered as a reference case. The piezo fan’s movement creates high-speed vortices along the flow direction, pushing them onto wall surfaces. Such complex convective mechanisms positively affect heat transfer through the hot wall. Each case’s local and average heat transfer coefficients and Nusselt numbers are compared. As a result, the piezoelectric fan operating with 12 mm amplitude and 20 Hz frequency was determined to be the most effective design with a heat transfer improvement of 169% compared to the natural convection. For the highest amplitude and frequency, the increment in the mass flow rate is up to 180%.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 24, 2024
Submission Date
March 27, 2024
Acceptance Date
May 9, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 16 Number: 1
APA
Boz, O. A., Küçüka, S., & Ezan, M. A. (2024). Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel. Uluslararası Teknolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 16(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.55974/utbd.1459853
AMA
1.Boz OA, Küçüka S, Ezan MA. Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel. IJTS. 2024;16(1):1-10. doi:10.55974/utbd.1459853
Chicago
Boz, Ozgün Alkım, Serhan Küçüka, and Mehmet Akif Ezan. 2024. “Dynamic Effects of Piezoelectric Fan on the Natural Convection in a Vertical Channel”. Uluslararası Teknolojik Bilimler Dergisi 16 (1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.55974/utbd.1459853.
EndNote
Boz OA, Küçüka S, Ezan MA (December 1, 2024) Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel. Uluslararası Teknolojik Bilimler Dergisi 16 1 1–10.
IEEE
[1]O. A. Boz, S. Küçüka, and M. A. Ezan, “Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel”, IJTS, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.55974/utbd.1459853.
ISNAD
Boz, Ozgün Alkım - Küçüka, Serhan - Ezan, Mehmet Akif. “Dynamic Effects of Piezoelectric Fan on the Natural Convection in a Vertical Channel”. Uluslararası Teknolojik Bilimler Dergisi 16/1 (December 1, 2024): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.55974/utbd.1459853.
JAMA
1.Boz OA, Küçüka S, Ezan MA. Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel. IJTS. 2024;16:1–10.
MLA
Boz, Ozgün Alkım, et al. “Dynamic Effects of Piezoelectric Fan on the Natural Convection in a Vertical Channel”. Uluslararası Teknolojik Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 1, Dec. 2024, pp. 1-10, doi:10.55974/utbd.1459853.
Vancouver
1.Ozgün Alkım Boz, Serhan Küçüka, Mehmet Akif Ezan. Dynamic effects of piezoelectric fan on the natural convection in a vertical channel. IJTS. 2024 Dec. 1;16(1):1-10. doi:10.55974/utbd.1459853