Numerical investigation of electrohydrodynamically enhanced flow boiling inside minichannels: The seeding model

Author:

Soleimani Mehran1ORCID,Ahmadpour Ali1ORCID,Amani Ehsan1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) , No. 350, Hafez Ave, Valiasr Square, P.O. Box 1591634311, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In the present study, three-dimensional numerical simulations are performed to examine the effect of applied direct current electric fields on the subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in a vertical minichannel. The volume of fluid model is used to capture the liquid–vapor interfaces, and the conservation laws, together with the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) equations, are solved using the finite volume method. Two mass transfer models of Lee and Fourier are evaluated, and a new seeding algorithm is developed based on the physics of the bubble formation and departure on the heated walls, integrated with the Fourier model. The early transition from slug to churn/annular flow regimes, due to EHD forces, is observed in the numerical solutions with both models, in agreement with the available experiment. Nevertheless, the Lee model tuned for the electric-free condition fails to predict the EHD-induced heat transfer enhancement, while the Fourier model with the new seeding algorithm captures this phenomenon with reasonable accuracy. Based on the present numerical results, this effect can be attributed to the migration of small bubbles toward the walls under the effect of electric fields, forming recirculating flow regions near the walls, augmenting the flow mixing, and mitigating hot spots.

Publisher

AIP Publishing

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Mechanics of Materials,Computational Mechanics,Mechanical Engineering

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