Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer and Flow Dynamics in Tubes with DNA-Inspired Slotted Inserts

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 376
• Main Authors: Zhu, Penglong, Sun, Guoxiu, Liu, Ruimeng, Zhou, Sicong, Hu, Baisong, Zhang, Shaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Analysis; Cost control; DNA; Efficiency; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Equipment and supplies; Fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; heat transfer enhancement; Heating; Investigations; Numerical analysis; numerical investigation; Research methodology; Reynolds number; Simulation; Simulation methods; Sustainable development; thermo-hydraulic performance; Vortices

Within the realm of industrial energy conservation, the optimization of heat exchanger performance is paramount for the augmentation of energy utilization efficiency. This investigation employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to elucidate the effects of an innovative DNA-Inspired Slot...