CFD Simulation Projects by ANSYS Fluent — Ep 06
Heat Transfer on Serrated Finned Tube, Paper Validation , Ansys Fluent Approach
- Episode
- 06
- Run Time
- 16m 36s
- Published
- Apr 05, 2025
- Course Progress
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Overview of CFD Simulation of Heat Transfer Over Serrated Finned Tube
Project Description
Using ANSYS Fluent software, this project simulates the cooling process of a serrated finned tube. The simulation is evaluated against the findings of a reference paper called "A characteristic correlation for heat transfer over serrated finned tubes."
Model Design
Designed in Design Modeller, the 3D model features a tube encircled by steel fins. At 313.15 K, the wind interacts with the fins to promote heat transfer. A structured mesh comprising 356,240 components built in ANSYS Meshing is used in the simulation.
Methodology
A symmetric border condition simulates a segment of the tube. The inner wall temperature is steady at 473.15 K. The Nusselt number is used to examine cooling rates at various Reynolds numbers.
Results and Conclusion
We computed the Nusselt number on the tube wall and compared it to reference values for Reynolds numbers 2000, 5000, and 10000. The simulation also offers 2D temperature, velocity, and pressure contours.