Abstraction. This article analyzed three RANS turbulence models to predict heat transfer in a in-line tube bundle. The numerical simulations were based on the commercial product AnsysFluent. The RNG k-epsilon model with enhanced wall function, SST, SST k-omega models were employed for turbulence modeling. Numerical simulation was carried out in the range of Reynolds numbers from 1000 to 10200. The obtained data on heat transfer were compared with the known empirical equation. The best agreement with experimental data over the entire studied range of the Reynolds number was obtained for the RNG k-epsilon model with enhanced wall function. The average deviation from experimental data was 6.3%.
In this study, the heat transfer in a pipe was investigated by a numerical method with the pulsating flow of oil at Reynolds numbers 280, 350, 420. The diameter D of the pipe was 0.014 m. The pipe length was 100D. The flow pulsations were not harmonical. A numerical experiment was carried out using AnsysFluent. Based on the data obtained from the numerical experiment, an estimate of the reduction in the heat exchange area of the oil cooler was calculated. The reduction in the heat exchange area of the oil cooler ranged from 2.57% to 8.63%, depending on the pulsation mode.
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