Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Super high-Pressure Mercury Lamp using CFD

  • Jang, Dong Sig (RICOH) ;
  • Lee, Yeon Won (Department of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Li, Kui Ming (Graduate School of Mechatronics Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Parthasarathy, Nanjundan (Graduate School of Mechatronics Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Yoon Hwan (BK21, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2012.06.02
  • Accepted : 2012.11.10
  • Published : 2012.12.31

Abstract

The discharge properties of super high-pressure mercury lamp are due to resistance heating for energy input, and results in temperature increase. The cooling equilibrium state is reached by the heat conduction, convection and radiation. In order to predict the fluid flow and heat transfer in and around the mercury lamp accurately, its visualization is of utmost importance. Such visualization is carried out by CFD program in this study. We focus on Anode shape to calculate four cases, namely AA, AB, AC and AD separately, and compare the temperature distribution and velocity vector in each case to predict cooling capacity and fluid flow properties. It can be concluded that the shape of anode plays an important role that affects the fluid flow and heat transfer in a mercury lamp.

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