STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE POROUS PLATES ON THE TANK BOTTOM ON THE BOILING PROCESS

Abstract

In the present study, the boiling process is simulated in a fixed-temperature tank using the ANSYS FLUENT commercial software. Eulerian method is used to simulate the condensation and evaporation processes. The effect of porous media on the boiling process is investigated. For this purpose, a porous medium with different porosity coefficients is placed on the bottom of the tank and its effect on the bubble dynamics and wall thermal flux is investigated. The simulation is carried out in two dimensions and is considered as unstable. The results show that the porosity coefficient of the porous medium affects the bubble dynamics.  The process of phase change decreases by decreasing porosity. Also, the growth rate of the bubble phase in the tank increases with increasing the heat transfer coefficient of the porous medium.

Keywords

• CFD,Porosity Coefficient,Boiling,Two-Phase Flow

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