Pressure Drop Distributions in Rotating Channels with Turning Region and Angled Ribs (I) - Cross Rib Arrangements -

The present study investigates the pressure drop characteristics in rotating two-pass ducts. The duct has an aspect ratio ( WM) of 0.5 and a hydraulic diameter (D-h) of 26.67 mm. Rib turbulators are attached crossly in the four different arrangements on the leading and trailing surfaces of the test ducts. The ribs have a rectangular cross section of 2 mm (e) x 3 mm (w) and an attack angle of 70 degrees. The pitch-to-rib height ratio (p/e) is 7.5, and the rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/D-h) is 0.075. The results show that the highest pressure drop among each region appears in the turning region for the stationary case, but appears in the upstream region of the second pass for the rotating case. Effects of cross rib arrangements are almost the same in the first pass for the stationary and rotating cases. In the second pass, however, heat transfer and pressure drop are high for the cases with cross NN or PP type ribs in the stationary ducts. In the rotating ducts, they are high for the cases with cross NP or PP type ribs.