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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.3.638

A Numerical Study on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Aluminum Pyramidal Truss Core Sandwich  

Kang, Jong-Su (Reliability R&D Research Center, Korea Automotive Technology Institute)
Kim, Sang-Woo (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
Lim, Jae-Yong (Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.3, 2019 , pp. 638-644 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics within sandwich panels are investigated using computational fluid dynamics. Within the sandwich panels having periodic cellular cores, air can freely move inside the core section so that the structure is able to perform multi-functional roles such as simultaneous load bearing and heat dissipation. Thus, there needs to examine the thermal and flow analysis with respect to design variables and various conditions. In this regard, ANSYS Fluent was utilized to explore the flow and heat transfer within the pyramidal truss sandwich structures by varying the truss angle and inlet velocity. Without the entry effect in the first unitcell, the constant rate of pressure and the constant rate of Nusselt number was observed. As a result, it was demonstrated that Nusselt number increases and friction factor decreases as the inlet velocity increases. Moreover, the rate of Nusselt number and friction factor was appreciable in the range of V=1-5m/s due to the transition from laminar to turbulent flow. Regarding the effect of design variable, the variation of truss angle did not significantly influence the characteristics.
Keywords
Computational Fluid Dynamics; Heat Dissipation; Multi-Functional Applications; Pyramidal Truss Core; Sandwich Structures;
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