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Simulation of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in A Single Horizontal Microchannel

This document summarizes simulation techniques for modeling single-phase and multiphase flow in a microchannel. It first uses a single-phase model to obtain a fully developed velocity profile at the outlet, which is then used as the inlet for the multiphase model to reduce computational burden. It describes the equations solved for single-phase flow and introduces two approaches - Euler-Lagrange and Euler-Euler - for multiphase modeling. The Euler-Euler approach treats phases as interpenetrating continua and includes the volume of fluid, mixture, and Eulerian models. The study models flow in a 2D rectangular microchannel to reduce computational requirements compared to 3D.

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Simulation of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in A Single Horizontal Microchannel

This document summarizes simulation techniques for modeling single-phase and multiphase flow in a microchannel. It first uses a single-phase model to obtain a fully developed velocity profile at the outlet, which is then used as the inlet for the multiphase model to reduce computational burden. It describes the equations solved for single-phase flow and introduces two approaches - Euler-Lagrange and Euler-Euler - for multiphase modeling. The Euler-Euler approach treats phases as interpenetrating continua and includes the volume of fluid, mixture, and Eulerian models. The study models flow in a 2D rectangular microchannel to reduce computational requirements compared to 3D.

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SIMULATION OF FLOW

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER IN A


SINGLE
HORIZONTAL MICROCHANNEL

In this study both the single phase


and multiphase models are used for
solving the
Problems.

At first the
single phase model is used to
obtain fully developed
velocity profile at outlet of
the pipe and then this
velocity profile is used as the
inlet profile of multiphase
pipe flow simulation

WHY???

THIS IS AN TECHNIQUE
TO REDUCE
COMPUTATIONAL
BURDEN.

FOR SINGLE PHASE FLOW


To calculate
1)Continuity eqn
velocity
2)Momentum eqn
3)Energy eqn

To calculate
turbulent energy
and energy
dissipation rate

TWO PHASE MODELING


EQUATIONS
there are two approaches for the
numerical calculation of
multiphase flows:
1)Euler-Lagrange approach.
2)Euler-Euler approach.

Euler-Lagrange approach
The fluid phase is treated as a
continuum by solving the Navier
Stokes equation.
Dispersed phase is solved by
tracking a large number of
particles, bubbles, or droplets
through the calculated flowfield.

Euler-Euler approach
In the Euler-Euler approach, the
different phases are treated
mathematically as
interpenetrating continua.

Three different Euler-Euler multiphase


models are available:
Volume of fluid (VOF) model
Mixture model
Eulerian model.

VOF
It is used for two or more
immiscible fluids where the
position of the interface between
the fluids is of interest.

MIXTURE MODEL
The mixture model is designed for
two or more phases (fluid or
particulate).
The mixture model solves for the
mixture momentum equation .
This is applicable for liquid-solid
flows.

EULERIAN MODEL
The phases can be liquids, gases,
or solids in
nearly any combination.
Eulerian multiphase model, the
number of secondary phases is
limited only by memory
requirements and convergence
behavior.

A single pressure is shared by all


phases.

Momentum and continuity


equations are solved for each
phase.

In ANSYS Workbench a rectangular


cross-sectional micro channel of
equivalent
hydraulic diameter is drawn and is
represented as a 2-D computational
domain. The
geometry consists of inlet, outlet, wall
(upper wall) & heated wall (uniform
heat flux
is given to this wall)

WHY 2-D
In 3-D we need more mesh ,that
means more calculation, so for a
particular caser if we can represent our
3-D model into 2-D it will save a lot of
time.

MESHING OF THE COMPUTATIONAL


DOMAIN
In meshing the geometry is
divided into small small
computational domain.

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