Mechanical Engineering

Numerical Simulation of an Oil Cooler Based on Multi-Scale Method

Expand
  • 1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510640,Guangdong,China; 2. Foshan Nanhai Lei Te Automotive Parts Co. ,Ltd. ,Foshan 528244,Guangdong,China
苏峰华(1980-),男,教授,博士生导师,主要从事摩擦学及换热器优化研究。

Received date: 2019-11-11

  Revised date: 2019-12-20

  Online published: 2020-05-01

Supported by

Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51775191)

Abstract

The pressure drop and heat transfer performance of an oil cooler were simulated on Ansys Fluent with the multi-scale method. In order to improve the simulation accuracy,the heat flux equation of the fins at arbitrary coordinates was established according to the simulation data of the micro-scale model in the oil cooler. The simula-tion conditions were 0. 001、0. 1、0. 2 and 0. 3 m/s on the hot side,and 0. 1、0. 2、0. 3 and 0. 4 m/s on the cold side,respectively. On that basis,the momentum source term equation and the heat flux equation were calcu-lated with the micro-scale model data. The pressure drop and heat transfer performance of the oil cooler were simu-lated under the condition that the mass flow rate on the hot side was 0. 04、0. 08、0. 12、0. 16 kg/s,respectively and the volume flow rate on the cold side was 5 × 10-4 m3 /s. The research shows that the simulation data is in good agreement with the experimental data,and the relative error is within 10%. The accuracy of the multi-scale simulation method can meet the requirements of general engineering applications.

Cite this article

SU Fenghua FENG Wenying YUAN Xi . Numerical Simulation of an Oil Cooler Based on Multi-Scale Method[J]. Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science), 2020 , 48(5) : 112 -117 . DOI: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.190809

Outlines

/