Shahrood University of Technology Journal of Solid and Fluid Mechanics 2251-9475 5 4 2015 12 22 Numerical analysis of heat transfer in turbulent reciprocating flow in Stirling engine heat exchanger Numerical analysis of heat transfer in turbulent reciprocating flow in Stirling engine heat exchanger 187 200 676 10.22044/jsfm.2015.676 FA M. R. Azmoodeh A. Keshavarz Valian H. Saberi Nejad A. R Batooei Journal Article 2015 09 01 Analysis of reciprocating flow is significant due to the different nature of this flow. An application of reciprocating flow is in heat exchanger of Stirling engine. The most of researches has been often considered to be laminar flow and incompressible, that it isn't appropriate for Stirling engines. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical simulation of reciprocating flow in Stirling engine heat exchanger in a wide of range non-dimensional flow displacement (20-100), high frequency of engine (30-130) and work pressure (5.25-11.5bar) were performed. The flow was considered compressible and turbulent. The characteristic of heat transfer in heat exchanger, the effect of oscillation frequency variation, working pressure and working fluid was studied. It was found that increasing the kinetic Reynolds number, working pressure and non-dimensional flow displacement increase heat transfer in engine's heat exchanger.In the ST500 Stirling engine was observed to increase of 80 percent of non-dimensional flow displacement, oscillation frequency and working pressure enhance 14, 9 and 20 percent the Nusselt number respectively. By replacing the hydrogen instead of helium, a 48 percent increase in heat transfer was observed. Analysis of reciprocating flow is significant due to the different nature of this flow. An application of reciprocating flow is in heat exchanger of Stirling engine. The most of researches has been often considered to be laminar flow and incompressible, that it isn't appropriate for Stirling engines. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical simulation of reciprocating flow in Stirling engine heat exchanger in a wide of range non-dimensional flow displacement (20-100), high frequency of engine (30-130) and work pressure (5.25-11.5bar) were performed. The flow was considered compressible and turbulent. The characteristic of heat transfer in heat exchanger, the effect of oscillation frequency variation, working pressure and working fluid was studied. It was found that increasing the kinetic Reynolds number, working pressure and non-dimensional flow displacement increase heat transfer in engine's heat exchanger.In the ST500 Stirling engine was observed to increase of 80 percent of non-dimensional flow displacement, oscillation frequency and working pressure enhance 14, 9 and 20 percent the Nusselt number respectively. By replacing the hydrogen instead of helium, a 48 percent increase in heat transfer was observed. https://jsfm.shahroodut.ac.ir/article_676_a5f2efa01bdbcc0509986d62bca95705.pdf