Effect of applying non-uniform transverse magnetic field on a ferrofluid for enhancing the cooling process in a double pipe heat exchanger is investigated.
Heat exchanger is exposed to a non-uniform transverse magnetic field with different intensities.
The magnetic field is generated by an electric current going through a wire located parallel to inner tube and between two pipes.
Applying this field produces kelvin force to change axial velocity profile and creating a pair of vortices increasing Nusselt number, friction factor and pressure drop.