简介:针对一种新型T型搅拌器,采用计算流体动力学(CFD)软件FLUENT,利用多重参考系法(MRF)对其的流场进行数值模拟:首先分析对比了T型搅拌器与开启式涡轮搅拌器和圆盘涡轮式搅拌器的湍流强度、搅拌槽内流场特性、时均速度分布和搅拌功率,结果表明T型搅拌器的流场分布较好,能够达到更好的混合效果;通过分析T型搅拌器在不同安装高度下的搅拌特性,确定了指定搅拌槽尺寸情况下最佳安装高度为150mm;最后计算了不同叶片数T型搅拌器的湍流强度分布和搅拌功率,得知槽内搅拌功率随着叶片数的增加而增大,3叶片数的T型搅拌器具有最优的湍流强度分布。本研究对分析和开发类似新型搅拌器有重要的参考意义。
简介:Lid-drivenmixedconvectionhasbeengivenimmenseimportanceduetoitswiderangeofapplications.AT-shapedcavityisintroducedandpertinentparameterscontrollingmixedconvectionphenomenonareanalyzedinthispaper.Water-Al2O3nanofluidisconsideredinsidethecavitytoaugmentheattransferrate.Galerkinweightedresidualmethodoffiniteelementanalysisisappliedforthenumericalsimulations.Numericalsolutionisobtainedfordifferentsolidvolumefractionsofnanofluid(?=0-0.15),Grashofnumbers(Gr=0.1?5000)andReynoldsnumbers(Re=0.31?1000)inlaminarflowregime.Specialattentionisgivenontheanalysisofflowatthepuremixedconvectionregime.ItisfoundthatGrashof,ReynoldsandRichardsonnumbersalongwithsolidvolumefractionofnanofluidhavesignificanteffectonheattransfercharacteristicsinsidethecavity.ResultsarepresentedusingstreamlineandisothermcontoursalongwithrelatedvariationofaverageNusseltnumbersoftheheatedwallandaveragefluidtemperatureinsidethecavity.