Second law analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow inside a cylindrical annular space

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohel Mahmud ◽  
Roydon Andrew Fraser
Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Wasim Ullah Khan ◽  
Muhammad Awais ◽  
Nabeela Parveen ◽  
Aamir Ali ◽  
Saeed Ehsan Awan ◽  
...  

The current study is an attempt to analytically characterize the second law analysis and mixed convective rheology of the (Al2O3–Ag/H2O) hybrid nanofluid flow influenced by magnetic induction effects towards a stretching sheet. Viscous dissipation and internal heat generation effects are encountered in the analysis as well. The mathematical model of partial differential equations is fabricated by employing boundary-layer approximation. The transformed system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is solved using the homotopy analysis method. The entropy generation number is formulated in terms of fluid friction, heat transfer and Joule heating. The effects of dimensionless parameters on flow variables and entropy generation number are examined using graphs and tables. Further, the convergence of HAM solutions is examined in terms of defined physical quantities up to 20th iterations, and confirmed. It is observed that large λ1 upgrades velocity, entropy generation and heat transfer rate, and drops the temperature. High values of δ enlarge velocity and temperature while reducing heat transport and entropy generation number. Viscous dissipation strongly influences an increase in flow and heat transfer rate caused by a no-slip condition on the sheet.


1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Som ◽  
A. K. Mitra ◽  
S. P. Sengupta

A second law analysis has been developed for an evaporative atomized spray in a uniform parallel stream of hot gas. Using a discrete droplet evaporation model, an equation for entropy balance of a drop has been formulated to determine numerically the entropy generation histories of the evaporative spray. For the exergy analysis of the process, the rate of heat transfer and that of associated irreversibilities for complete evaporation of the spray have been calculated. A second law efficiency (ηII), defined as the ratio of the total exergy transferred to the sum of the total exergy transferred and exergy destroyed, is finally evaluated for various values of pertinent input parameters, namely, the initial Reynolds number (Rei = 2ρgVixi/μg) and the ratio of ambient to initial drop temperature (Θ∞′/Θi′).


2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Hedayati ◽  
A. Malvandi ◽  
D.D. Ganji

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Sciacovelli ◽  
Elisa Guelpa ◽  
Vittorio Verda

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems based on phase change materials (PCMs) are a promising option to be employed as effective energy storage devices. PCM allows one to achieve high energy storage density and almost constant temperature energy retrieval, however LHTES systems performance is limited by poor thermal conductivity of the PCMs which leads to unacceptably low melting and solidification rates. Thus, heat transfer enhancement techniques are required in order to obtain acceptable melting and solidification rates. The preliminary design of a shell-and-tube LHTES unit is investigated by means of computational fluid-dynamics (CFD). Three different fin designs are considered: a conventional radial fin, a constructal Y-shaped fin design and a non-constructal Y-shaped configuration previously investigated by the authors. The performances of each fin configuration are evaluated by means of a Second-law analysis. Moreover, local and global entropy generation rates are analyzed in order to show the main source of thermodynamic irreversibilities occurring in the system. The analysis indicates that solidification rate is significantly enhanced when Y-shaped fins are adopted in the LHTES unit, however the constructal Y-shaped geometry is not optimal since further improvements can be achieved by means of a Y-shaped fins with elongated secondary branches.


Author(s):  
Abbas Kosarineia ◽  
Sajad Sharhani

In this study, the influence of the applied magnetic field is investigated for magneto-micropolar fluid flow through an inclined channel of parallel porous plates with constant pressure gradient. The lower plate is maintained at constant temperature and the upper plate at a constant heat flux. The governing motion and energy equations are coupled while the effect of the applied magnetic field is taken into account, adding complexity to the already highly correlated set of differential equations. The governing equations are solved numerically by explicit Runge–Kutta. The velocity, microrotation, and temperature results are used to evaluate second law analysis. The effects of characteristic and dominate parameters such as Brinkman number, Hartmann Number, Reynolds number, and micropolar viscosity parameter are discussed on velocity, temperature, microrotation, entropy generation, and Bejan number in different diagrams. The results depicted that the entropy generation number rises with the increase in Brinkman number and decays with the increase in Hartmann Number, Reynolds number, and micropolar viscosity parameter. The application of the magnetic field induces resistive force acting in the opposite direction of the flow, thus causing its deceleration. Moreover, the presence of magnetic field tends to increase the contribution of fluid friction entropy generation to the overall entropy generation; in other words, the irreversibilities caused by heat transfer reduced. Therefore, to minimize entropy, Brinkman number and Hartmann Number need to be controlled.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Mukherjee ◽  
G. Biswas ◽  
P. K. Nag

A second-law analysis is made on a swirling flow in a cylindrical duct with constant wall temperature. A purely tangential entry of the fluid is considered and a simplified model, consisting of a central air core enclosed by a potential, free vortex region and a boundary layer, is assumed. The approximate hydrodynamic boundary layer equations, and the continuity equation, are set up and solved numerically for the velocity gradients in the boundary layer. Similarly, the temperature gradients within the thermal boundary layer are obtained from the energy equation. The local Nusselt number and rate of entropy generation are calculated and used to evaluate the rate of heat transfer and loss of available energy, respectively. A merit function, defined as the ratio of exergy transferred to the sum of exergy transferred and exergy destroyed, is evaluated for various values of Reynolds number, based on the inlet tangential velocity, and conclusions are drawn about the influence of inlet swirl on irreversibility.


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