Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Analysis for a Novel Heat Exchanger

.................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1.Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2.Computational Domain and Mesh Generation ............................................ 7 2.1 Experimental test section ................................................................................... 7 2.2 Computational Domain ..................................................................................... 8 2.3 Meshing and Spectral Convergence ................................................................. 10 Chapter 3.Mathematical Model and Numerical Methods .......................................... 15 3.1 Boundary conditions ....................................................................................... 15 3.2 Turbulent Flow Model ..................................................................................... 16 3.3 k-ε RANS Model ............................................................................................. 20 3.4 Heat Transfer Model ....................................................................................... 22 3.5 Solution Procedure ......................................................................................... 23 Chapter 4. Results Discussion................................................................................... 24