Heat transfer performance assessment of hybrid nanofluids in a parallel channel under identical pumping power

2015 ◽

Vol 138 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ningbo Zhao ◽

Xueyou Wen ◽

Shuying Li

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Gas Turbine ◽

Heat Transfer Performance ◽

Volume Concentration ◽

Inlet Temperature ◽

Transfer Performance ◽

Pumping Power ◽

Flow And Heat Transfer ◽

Overall Performance

Coolant is one of the important factors affecting the overall performance of the intercooler for the intercooled (IC) cycle marine gas turbine. Conventional coolants, such as water and ethylene glycol, have lower thermal conductivity which can hinder the development of highly effective compact intercooler. Nanofluids that consist of nanoparticles and base fluids have superior properties like extensively higher thermal conductivity and heat transfer performance compared to those of base fluids. This paper focuses on the application of two different water-based nanofluids containing aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and copper (Cu) nanoparticles in IC cycle marine gas turbine intercooler. The effectiveness-number of transfer unit method is used to evaluate the flow and heat transfer performance of intercooler, and the thermophysical properties of nanofluids are obtained from literature. Then, the effects of some important parameters, such as nanoparticle volume concentration, coolant Reynolds number, coolant inlet temperature, and gas side operating parameters on the flow and heat transfer performance of intercooler, are discussed in detail. The results demonstrate that nanofluids have excellent heat transfer performance and need lower pumping power in comparison with base fluids under different gas turbine operating conditions. Under the same heat transfer, Cu–water nanofluids can reduce more pumping power than Al2O3–water nanofluids. It is also concluded that the overall performance of intercooler can be enhanced when increasing the nanoparticle volume concentration and coolant Reynolds number and decreasing the coolant inlet temperature.

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Buoyancy-Driven Heat Transfer Performance of Pure and Hybrid Nanofluids in Minienclosure

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer ◽

10.2514/1.t5324 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 570-579 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rajesh Nimmagadda

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Heat Transfer Performance ◽

Transfer Performance ◽

Hybrid Nanofluids

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Heat Transfer Performance of an Air-Assisted Impinging Water Jet Under a Fixed Pumping Power Constraint

Volume 2: Thermal Management; Data Centers and Energy Efficient Electronic Systems ◽

10.1115/ipack2013-73122 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Trainer ◽

Sung Jin Kim

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Flow Pattern ◽

Heat Transfer Performance ◽

Plug Flow ◽

Water Jet ◽

Air Injection ◽

Transfer Performance ◽

Pumping Power ◽

Two Phase ◽

Impingement Point

Air injection into a liquid impinging jet has been shown to be a method of improving non-phase change heat transfer rates by up to twice the normal amount. Previous work has shown that there exists an optimal operating point in terms of the volumetric fraction of air injection when the pumping power is held constant because of an optimal two-phase flow pattern. However, previous work focused on heat transfer from the impingement point only, and neglected performance at other points. The present work studies the local heat transfer performance of an air-assisted water jet, at the impingement point and at positions moving radially outward, under constant pumping power conditions. The area-averaged heat transfer is also considered. Heat transfer at the stagnation point is shown to be optimized between β = 0.1∼0.2, where a bubbly flow pattern exists. Nuavg(r/D ≤ 1) is optimized when the flow pattern was plug-flow and off-center peaks in Nur exist. Nuavg(r/D > 1) is optimized when the water is accelerated by the injected air, but splattering is avoided. Flow patterns have no direct effect outside the impingement region.

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Experimental Study on the Thermal Properties and Stability of Hybrid Nanofluids and Evaluation of its Heat Exchange Efficiency

Volume 3: Student Paper Competition; Thermal-Hydraulics; Verification and Validation ◽

10.1115/icone2020-16630 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yubai Xiao ◽

Hu Zhang ◽

Junmei Wu

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Thermal Conductivity ◽

Heat Transfer Performance ◽

Volume Concentration ◽

High Thermal Conductivity ◽

Transfer Efficiency ◽

Working Fluid ◽

Transfer Performance ◽

Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽

Hybrid Nanofluids

Abstract In recent years, hybrid nanofluids, as a new kind of working fluid, have been widely studied because they possessing better heat transfer performance than single component nanofluids when prepared with proper constituents and proportions. The application of hybrid nanofluids in nuclear power system as a working fluid is an effective way of improving the capability of In-Vessel Retention (IVR) when the reactor is in a severe accident. In order to obtain hybrid nanofluids with excellent heat transfer performance, three kinds of hybrid nanofluids with high thermal conductivity are measured by transient plane source method, and their viscosity and stability are also investigated experimentally. These experimental results are used to evaluate the heat transfer efficiency of hybrid nanofluids. The results show that: (1) The thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids increases with increasing temperature and volume concentration. When compared to the base fluid, the thermal conductivity of Al2O3-CuO/H2O, Al2O3-C/H2O and AlN-TiO2/H2O nanofluids at 0.25% volume concentration increased by 36%, 24%, and 22%, respectively. (2) Surfactants can improve the stability of hybrid nanofluids. The Zeta potential value is related to the thermal conductivity of the hybrid nanofluids, and it could be used to explain the relationship between the thermal conductivity of the hybrid nanofluids and the dispersion. It also could provide a reference for subsequent screening of high thermal conductivity nanofluids. (3) The addition of C/H2O can effectively reduce the dynamic viscosity coefficient of hybrid nanofluids. (4) The analysis of heat transfer efficiency of the hybrid nanofluids found that both Al2O3-CuO/H2O and Al2O3-C/H2O have better heat transfer ability than water under certain mixing conditions. This study is conducive to further optimizing hybrid nanofluids and its application to the In-Vessel Retention in severe reactor accidents.

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A Generalized Prediction of Heat Transfer Surfaces

Journal of Heat Transfer ◽

10.1115/1.3450237 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 96 (4) ◽

pp. 511-517 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

P. G. LaHaye ◽

F. J. Neugebauer ◽

R. K. Sakhuja

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Boundary Layer ◽

Power Factor ◽

Heat Transfer Performance ◽

Rapid Assessment ◽

Transfer Performance ◽

Pumping Power ◽

Transfer Data ◽

Turbulent Flow Regime ◽

Flow Length

A new way of presenting the heat transfer data is shown. This leads to a dimensionless performance plot between a “heat transfer performance factor” and a “pumping power factor” with a nondimensional “flow length between major boundary layer disturbances” as a varying parameter. This approach leads to the possibility of approximately presenting all surface geometries on a single “idealized” performance plot, the nondimensional “flow length” being a geometrical characteristic of each surface. The method can be used to predict approximately the heat transfer performance characteristics of a new, untested surface. The plot permits the rapid assessment and comparison of various heat transfer geometries for a given application. The performance plot is valid only in the turbulent flow regime. The method will prove invaluable in optimizing a design accounting for space limitations, economic restraints, and system considerations such as pumping power and effectiveness tradeoffs.

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