Turbulent flow and heat transfer from a slot jet impinging on a moving plate

The flow field due to an impinging jet over a moving Surface at a moderately high Reynolds number, emanating from a rectangular slot nozzle has been Computed using the large eddy simulation technique. A dynamic subgrid-scale stress model has been used for the small scales of turbulence. The velocity of the impinging surface perpendicular to the jet velocity has been varied up to two times the jet velocity at the nozzle exit. Turbulence quantities such Lis kinetic energy, production rate of turbulent kinetic energy and the Reynolds stresses are calculated for different surface velocities. It has been observed that, while the turbulent kinetic energy increases with increasing velocity of the impinging Surface, production rate of turbulence initially increases with increasing surface velocity and then comes down. By analyzing the components of turbulent production it was found that P-33 is the dominant term LIP to the Surface velocity of one unit and when the surface velocity is two times the jet velocity at the nozzle exit, the major contribution to turbulence production comes from P-13 and partly from P-11. Heat transfer from the plate initially increases with non-dimensional surface velocity Lip to 1.2 and then comes down. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.