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Thermo-structural performance and flow analysis of X-latticed honeycombs with plate or corrugated walls

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In this paper, an improved periodic cellular material (PCM), called X-lattice cored corrugated honeycomb (XCCH), which combines X-lattice with corrugated honeycomb is proposed. Compressive strength and convective heat transfer characteristics of this PCM are explored by comparisons with the X-lattice cored plate honeycomb (XCPH). A series of experiments and numerical simulations were carried out. In terms of heat transfer, at the same Reynolds number, the overall Nusselt number of the XCCH is 6–11% higher experimentally and 9–14% higher numerically than that of the XCPH. Besides, although the introduction of corrugated fins increases the friction factor of the XCCH by 40%, the heat transfer performance of the XCCH is still 4.2–4.9% better experimentally and 5.6–7.1% better numerically than that of the XCPH. The corrugated fin makes the vortex pairs in the channel closer to each other and improves the turbulent kinetic energy at the vortices’ boundary, which is the dominant mechanism of the enhanced heat transfer. In terms of mechanical strength, the compressive strength of the XCCH is 20% higher than that of the XCPH. The corrugated fins increase the effective moment of inertia; further, the increased specific surface area improves the material’s ability to absorb energy. These two factors are responsible for the improved mechanical strength of the XCCH.

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Abbreviations

b 1, b 2 :

Half the width of the intersection in Fig. 2 (mm)

c p :

The air specific heat (J kg−1 K−1)

f H :

Non-dimensional friction factor

F :

Normal force applied to the sandwich panels in the mechanical tests (N)

h i :

The overall coefficient of heat transfer for the ith unit cell (W m−2 K−1)

H c :

The height of the core of X-lattice (mm)

i :

The cell number arranged along the mainstream direction

k e :

Turbulent kinetic energy of the fluid (J kg−1)

k f, k s :

Fluid and solid material thermal conductivities (W m−1 K−1)

l :

The length of a cell (mm)

L :

The total length of the test sample (mm)

Nu:

Non-dimensional local Nusselt number

Nuave :

Average value of local Nusselt number

Nui :

Overall Nusselt number per cell

q":

The heat flux applied to the bottom endwall of sandwich panel (W m−2)

r 1−r 4 :

Fillet radii (mm)

ReH :

Reynolds number

t f :

The honeycomb wall thickness (mm)

T f,i :

The bulk mean fluid temperature (°C)

T i :

The measured endwall temperature of each unit cell (°C)

T in :

Temperature of inlet fluid (°C)

U m :

The average velocity of channel (m s−1)

V m :

Velocity value (m s−1)

w :

The width of a channel (mm)

w j :

The width of X-lattice contact to upper wall (mm)

w l :

An X-lattice ligament’s width (mm)

W :

The total width of the test piece (mm)

x, y, z :

Coordinates (mm)

y + :

The dimensionless wall distance (mm)

α, β :

The angles between X-lattice ligaments (°)

Δp :

Pressure drop (Pa)

ε :

The measured normal strain

μ :

The air dynamic viscosity (Pa s)

ρ :

The air density (kg m−3)

σ :

The measured equivalent normal stress (MPa)

OA, OB:

Orientation A, orientation B

PCM:

Periodic cellular material

XCCH:

X-lattice cored corrugated honeycomb

XCPH:

X-lattice cored plate honeycomb

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 30922010914), National the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51806176) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M663816).

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  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China

    Hongbin Yan

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Chen, J., Yan, L., Yan, H. et al. Thermo-structural performance and flow analysis of X-latticed honeycombs with plate or corrugated walls. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 3613–3629 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-11986-9

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