Numerical Analysis of the Pulsating Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid in Helically Fluted Tubes

Abstract

The flow and heat transfer characteristics in the corrugated tube mainly depend on flow parameters and geometric configurations of the tube, such as corrugated cross-section, corrugated angle, corrugated arrangement, corrugated pitch and depth, pulsating flow frequency, coolant types, and Reynolds number. This paper presents the pulsating thermal characteristics of ferrofluid flowing in the fluted tube using the de-ionized water and 0.015% by volume as working fluid flowing in the test section. Eulerian two-phase turbulence model validation has been performed in both steady and pulsating flow. The finite volume approach discretizes the Eulerian two-phase model. Numerical results indicate that the longitudinal and transverse secondary flows are induced differently via the pulsating flow. The heat transfer characteristics of pulsating fluid flow are significantly larger than that of continuous fluid flow. A higher pulsating frequency induces a heat transfer enhancement. However, pulsating flow increases pressure due to more flow complexity and rough augmentation. Due to the disturbed fluid flow and higher swirling motion, the heat transfer augmentation increases and corresponds with the published results.