Numerical investigation of PbLi17 fluid flow forced convection heating under magnetic field

Abstract

This study is concerned with the numerical investigation of flow characteristics of PbLi17 fluid in a three-dimensional pipe under magnetic field. The magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the pipe. Magnetic field forces have selected as B = 0, 0.075 and 0.15T, but at constant Re number (1000). The temperature of pipe is greater than the temperature of the fluid. The analysis has performed with ANSYS Fluent commercial software. The numerical results obtained are consistent with the literature. As a result, it has been observed that the magnetic field reduces the flow velocity of PbLi17 fluid, but increases the pressure and heat transfer.