Abstract

Turbulence mixing in T-junctions filled with porous metal materials is numerical investigated using Large-eddy simulation turbulence model. Three cases of porous metal materials, made of three sintered metal spheres with different thermal conductivities (387.6 W/m۟۬•K for copper, 202.4 W/m۟۬•K for aluminum and 16.3 W/m۟۬•K for steel), are predicted. Compared the results of three cases, a higher thermal conductivity can also contribute more greatly to heat transfer enhancement. In T-junctions filled with porous metal materials, thermal conductivity is weakened considerably by the turbulence mixing of hot and cold fluid. The temperature fluctuation are no obvious different.

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