ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN CD: 1-56700-226-9
ISBN Online: 1-56700-225-0
International Heat Transfer Conference 13
SIMULATION OF THERMOMAGNETIC CONVECTION BASED ON THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD
Abstrakt
By using the lattice Boltzmann method, the mesoscopic models for the ferrofluid are developed to simulate flow and thermal processes of the ferrofluid flowing through a microchannel. The models include a variety of forces and potentials acting on the ferrofluid system and heat exchange between the suspended magnetic nanoparticles and the ambient liquid. Some numerical examples are given to discuss the mechanism of heat transfer enhancement or suppression of the ferrofluid by adjusting the orientation and magnitude of the magnetic field gradient.