Table 5 Comparison of experimentally determined re and Nu numbers with CFD simulation results.

From: Flow and heat transfer characteristics of 3D printed sheet and solid triply periodic minimal surfaces porous structures

TPMS type

Number

Experiment

CFD

Error

Primitive

Re

205

198

− 3.415%

Nu

18.7

19.2

2.674%

Gyroid

Re

162

157

− 3.086%

Nu

28.3

30.5

7.774%

Diamond

Re

181

194

7.182%

Nu

24.7

23.2

− 6.073%

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