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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Numerical
investigation is presented for mixed convection problem in a concentric inner
sinusoidal (soft, semi- circular and square) cylinder and an outer rotating
circular cylinder, which were kept at constant hot and cold temperature
respectively. The governing equations are formulated and modeling in
ANSYS-Fluent.21R1, a partial differential equation solver based on (FVM). The
governing parameter considered are Reynolds number (50,75,100,119.5,150 and
350) for each Rayleigh number (50000,100000 and 150000) and the inner cylinder
corrugation varied as (N0, SWA10, SW, SC and SQ) this study investigate the
effect of varying cylindrical surface geometric – from smooth to sinusoidal soft, semi –
circular, and square wave – on thermal performance as wave amplitude increases.
The results revealed that gentle undulation with low Rayleigh number enhanced
heat transfer by 12.6%, as a result of shear retardation and forced convection
at (Re=150). When the wave amplitude was increased to 22.96 mm, the enhancement
reached 32% at (Re=350). Specifically, the transition from deep undulation soft
to semicircular ripple contributed to remarkable enhancements of 138% at high
Rayleigh number under (Re=150). In addition, the study demonstrated that the
square ripple consistently provided the most effective thermal insulation under
all examined conditions.
Country : Iraq
IRJIET, Volume 9, Issue 11, November 2025 pp. 199-209