Non-Uniform Magnetic Field Effects on Ferrofluids Film Boiling: A Numerical Study

In this paper the effect of magnetic field on film boiling of ferrofluids on a horizontal flat plate has been investigated. The obtained results indicate that adding nanoparticles into the base fluid changes vapor film characteristics mainly due to changes in thermophysical properties of the base fluid. Also, ferrofluids enhances film boiling heat transfer on horizontal plate specially at higher volume concentration of nanoparticles. Another important result of this study is the effect of non-uniform magnetic field on horizontal film boiling characteristics. Application of magnetic field changes vapor film behavior mostly at higher values of magnetic field intensity (400) and nanoparticles volume fraction (4 percent).