Experimental And Numerical Studies Of Heat Transfer Characteristics Of The Wall Formed By Hollow Aluminum Extrusion And Insulation Material Layers

Lu Wang; Xin Lu; Xiao-Jing Ma; Tian-Peng Wang; Liang-Bi Wang

doi:10.6180/jase.202306_26(6).0008

Experimental And Numerical Studies Of Heat Transfer Characteristics Of The Wall Formed By Hollow Aluminum Extrusion And Insulation Material Layers

LuWang^1,3, Xin Lu^1,3, Xiao-Jing Ma^1,3, Tian-PengWang^2,3, and Liang-BiWang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.^1,3

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
²School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
³Key Laboratory of Railway Vehicle Thermal Engineering of MOE, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China

Received: June 7, 2022
Accepted: July 23, 2022
Publication Date: September 15, 2022

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ABSTRACT

The heat transfer characteristics of the wall formed by the aluminum extrusion and multi insulation material layers are studied experimentally and numerically. The experimental results show that the equivalent thermal conductivity of the wall does not depend on the temperature difference and its position regarding to the gravity direction. These results indicate that the roles of the natural convection and the radiation heat transfer in the aluminum extrusion are very weak, which are confirmed by the numerical results. The numerical results show that the aluminum extrusion formed by the aluminum tape with thickness less than 5% of the wall thickness transfers more than 99% of the total heat transferred through the combined layer. As resulting, a more uniform temperature distribution is obtained on the surface in contact with the air in the aluminum extrusion. The results suggest that the natural convection and heat radiation in the combined layer can be safely ignored.

Keywords: Heat transfer, Natural convection, Radiation heat transfer, Equivalent thermal conductivity, The layer formed by aluminum extrusion and insulation layers

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