Investigation of permeability and porosity effects on the slip velocity and convection heat transfer rate of Fe3O4/water nanofluid flow in a microchannel while its lower half filled by a porous medium

Author(s):  
Mehdi Nojoomizadeh ◽  
Arash Karimipour ◽  
Masoumeh Firouzi ◽  
Masoud Afrand
2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tamayol ◽  
K. Hooman

Using a thermal resistance approach, forced convection heat transfer through metal foam heat exchangers is studied theoretically. The complex microstructure of metal foams is modeled as a matrix of interconnected solid ligaments forming simple cubic arrays of cylinders. The geometrical parameters are evaluated from existing correlations in the literature with the exception of ligament diameter which is calculated from a compact relationship offered in the present study. The proposed, simple but accurate, thermal resistance model considers: the conduction inside the solid ligaments, the interfacial convection heat transfer, and convection heat transfer to (or from) the solid bounding walls. The present model makes it possible to conduct a parametric study. Based on the generated results, it is observed that the heat transfer rate from the heated plate has a direct relationship with the foam pore per inch (PPI) and solidity. Furthermore, it is noted that increasing the height of the metal foam layer augments the overall heat transfer rate; however, the increment is not linear. Results obtained from the proposed model were successfully compared with experimental data found in the literature for rectangular and tubular metal foam heat exchangers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Zhang ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Liangbi Wang

Detailed numerical calculations are performed for investigating the effect of fin number and position on unsteady natural convection heat transfer in internally finned horizontal annulus. The SIMPLER algorithm with Quick scheme is applied for solving the Navier Stokes equations of flow and heat transfer. The results show that the heat transfer rate in annulus with fins increases with the increasing numbers of fin and Rayleigh numbers. For Ra = 2 × 105, the effect of numbers of fins and fins position at the bottom part on the unsteady solutions can be neglected, because the self-oscillation phenomenon is mainly affected by natural convection at the upper part of annulus. Although the fin positions cannot increase heat transfer rate significantly in the case of four fins, the self-oscillated solutions can be suppressed by altering fins position.


Author(s):  
Amir Abbas Rezaei ◽  
Masoud Ziabasharhagh ◽  
Tooraj Yousefi ◽  
Mehran Ahmadi

Steady state and two-dimensional natural convection heat transfer flow around a horizontal and isothermal cylinder with a longitudinal fin attached to it that is located between two tilt and very low conductive plates is studied experimentally by using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Effects of the plates slope angel (θ) on heat transfer from the tube is investigated for Rayleigh number ranging from 1000 to 15500. Experiments are done for a fin attached cylinder placed between two low conductive plates. Two different diameter tubes with diameters of D=10 and 20mm are utilized for broad Rayleigh number range. Results specify that, heat transfer experience differs for special Rayleigh numbers. For Rayleigh numbers ranging less than 5500, rate of heat transfer amount from the cylinder surface is less than that of a lone cylinder and it’s the result of no slip boundary condition on the fin surface. For this range of Rayleigh number by the use of plates, heat transfer from the cylinder surface decreases slightly and plates leaning does not alter heat transfer speed from the cylinder surface. For Rayleigh number ranging from 5500 to 15500, heat transfer rate from the cylinder surface is lower than the heat transfer rate from the surface of an individual cylinder. Though, by adding placing the low conductive plates as plates to experimental model, heat transfer system differs and chimney effect between fin and the plates increases the heat transfer from the cylinder surface. By increasing the plates slope angel from 0° to 20°, the chimney effect between plates and fin weakens and heat transfer rate from the tube surface is going to the amount of heat transfer rate from a fin attached cylinder which is not placed between plates.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 990
Author(s):  
Lingyun Zhang ◽  
Yupeng Hu ◽  
Minghai Li

Natural convection heat transfer in a porous annulus filled with a Cu nanofluid has been investigated numerically. The Darcy–Brinkman and the energy transport equations are employed to describe the nanofluid motion and the heat transfer in the porous medium. Numerical results including the isotherms, streamlines, and heat transfer rate are obtained under the following parameters: Brownian motion, Rayleigh number (103–105), Darcy number (10−4–10−2), nanoparticle volume fraction (0.01–0.09), nanoparticle diameter (10–90 nm), porosity (0.1–0.9), and radius ratio (1.1–10). Results show that Brownian motion should be considered. The nanoparticle volume fraction has a positive effect on the heat transfer rate, especially with high Rayleigh number and Darcy number, while the nanoparticle diameter has an inverse influence. The heat transfer rate is enhanced with the increase of porosity. The radius ratio has a significant influence on the isotherms, streamlines, and heat transfer rate, and the rate is greatly enhanced with the increase of radius ratio.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Houssem Laidoudi

The governing equations of continuity, momentum and energy are numerically solved to study the laminar natural convection heat transfer of Newtonian fluid confined within two concentric cylinders. The inner cylinder is elliptical cross-section with different aspect ratio E = 0.1 to 0.5 and it is considered to be hot, whereas the outer cylinder is circular and it is supposed to be cold.    The annular spacing between the cylinders is defined based on radii ratio (RR = 2.5). Also, the inner cylinder is inclined with an inclination angle (θ = 0 to 90). The main purpose of this study is to determine the effects of inclination angle (θ = 0° to 90°), aspect ratio of inner cylinder (E = 0.1 to 0.5), Prandtl number (Pr = 0.71 and 7.01) and Rayleigh number (Ra = 103 to 105) on fluid flow and heat transfer rate. The flow patterns and temperature distributions are potted in terms of streamlines and isotherms respectively. The obtained results showed that increase in inclination angle enhances the heat transfer rate of inner cylinder for all values of aspect ratio. Also, for the inclination angle          (θ = 90°), the decrease in aspect ratio (E) improves the heat transfer rate of inner cylinder.


1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Franke ◽  
K. E. Hutson

Vortex rolls induced inside a vertical hollow cylinder are found to increase the free-convection heat transfer rate from the inside surface. The vortex rolls are induced by the corona wind generated between 0.05-mm-dia wire electrodes placed vertically on the inside surface of the vertical hollow cylinder. The increase in heat transfer rate is determined experimentally and is based on the heat input required to maintain the inside surface of the cylinder at constant temperature. The experimental results without corona discharge are compared with an analytical heat balance. A Mach-Zehnder interferometer is used for boundary layer visualization.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kaviany

The effect of the presence of an isotropic solid matrix on the forced convection heat transfer rate from a flat plate is studied using the integral method. The closed-form solutions found are in good agreement with the available numerical results and also with the results obtained using a finite difference approximation and the expansion method. For large values of the flow resistance (due to the presence of the solid matrix), the asymptotic value for the heat transfer rate shows a Prandtl number dependency of 1/2 power, while the results for the intermediate values of the resistances show a 1/3 power dependency. The effect of the presence of the solid matrix on the heat transfer rate is shown through a regime diagram marking the boundaries of the regime of no significant alteration, the non-Darcian regime, and the Darcian regime.


Author(s):  
Emad Y. Tanbour ◽  
Ramin K. Rahmani

Enhancement of the natural and forced convection heat transfer has been the subject of numerous academic and industrial studies. Air blenders, mechanical agitators, and static mixers have been developed to increase the forced convection heat transfer rate in compressible and incompressible flows. Stationary inserts can be efficiently employed as heat transfer enhancement device in the natural convection systems with compressible flow. Generally, a stationary heat transfer enhancement insert consists of a number of equal motionless units, placed on the inside of a pipe or channel in order to control flowing fluid streams. These devices have low maintenance and operating costs, low space requirements and no moving parts. A range of designs exists for a wide range of specific applications. The shape of the elements determines the character of the fluid motion and thus determines thermal effectiveness of the insert. There are several key parameters that may be considered in the design procedure of a heat transfer enhancement insert, which lead to significant differences in the performance of various designs. An ideal insert for natural conventional heat transfer of compressible flow applications provides a higher rate of heat transfer and a thermally homogenous fluid with minimized pressure drop and required space. To choose an insert for a given application or in order to design a new insert, besides experimentation, it is possible to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools to study insert performance. This paper presents the outcomes of the numerical studies by the authors on an industrial stationary heat transfer enhancement insert and illustrates how a heat transfer enhancement insert can improve the heat transfer in a buoyancy driven compressible flow. The numerical predictions were validated using experimental data. Using different measuring tools, the global performance of the insert and the impact of the geometrical parameters are studied in order to choose the most effective design for a given application.


Author(s):  
R. C. Chikurde ◽  
B. S. Kothavale ◽  
N. K. Sane

Natural Convection heat transfer from horizontal rectangular fin array with various knurling patterns is studied experimentally to find the effect of varying surface roughness on the heat transfer rate. The experimental parametric study is performed to investigate the effect of knurl produced surface roughness of fin on heat transfer rate. The parameters like knurling height from base, knurling depth and fin spacing might affect the flow characteristics and hence it is investigated to find the effect on heat transfer coefficient. The knurling is usually accomplished using one or more very hard rollers that contain the reverse of the pattern to be imposed. The result of this study shows that there are some important geometric factors related to knurling affecting the design of fin arrays and also heat transfer augmentation of natural convection heat transfer is observed.


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