Entropy Generation Minimization in an Electroosmotic Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid: Effect of Conjugate Heat Transfer

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Goswami ◽  
Pranab Kumar Mondal ◽  
Anubhab Datta ◽  
Suman Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Newtonian Fluid ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Problem ◽  
Heat Removal ◽  
Entropy Generation Rate ◽  
Fluidic Channel ◽  
Thermal Boundary Conditions ◽  
Fluid Rheology

We investigate the entropy generation characteristics of a non-Newtonian fluid in a narrow fluidic channel under electrokinetic forcing, taking the effect of conjugate heat transfer into the analysis. We use power-law model to describe the non-Newtonian fluid rheology, in an effort to capture the essential thermohydrodynamics. We solve the conjugate heat transfer problem in an analytical formalism using the thermal boundary conditions of third kind at the outer surface of the walls. We bring out the alteration in the entropy generation behavior as attributable to the rheology-driven alteration in heat transfer, coupled with nonlinear interactions between viscous dissipation and Joule heating originating from electroosmotic effects. We unveil optimum values of different parameters, including both the geometric as well as thermophysical parameters, which lead to the minimization of the entropy generation rate in the system. We believe that the inferences obtained from the present study may bear far ranging consequences in the design of various cooling and heat removal devices/systems, for potential use in microscale thermal management.

Heat Transfer and Entropy Generation Characteristics of a Non-Newtonian Fluid Squeezed and Extruded Between Two Parallel Plates

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Kaushik ◽  
Pranab Kumar Mondal ◽  
Sukumar Pati ◽  
Suman Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Newtonian Fluid ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Bejan Number ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Power Law Model ◽  
Parallel Plates ◽  
Unsteady Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermodynamic Performance ◽  
Fluid Rheology

This study investigates the unsteady heat transfer and entropy generation characteristics of a non-Newtonian fluid, squeezed and extruded between two parallel plates. In an effort to capture the underlying thermo-hydrodynamics, the power-law model is used here to describe the constitutive behavior of the non-Newtonian fluid. The results obtained from the present analysis reveal the intricate interplay between the fluid rheology and the squeezing dynamics, toward altering the Nusselt number and Bejan number characteristics. Findings from this study may be utilized to design optimal process parameters for enhanced thermodynamic performance of engineering systems handling complex fluids undergoing simultaneous extrusion and squeezing.

Entropy Generation Minimization in a Pressure-Driven Microflow of Viscoelastic Fluid With Slippage at the Wall: Effect of Conjugate Heat Transfer

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajkumar Sarma ◽  
Pranab Kumar Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Viscoelastic Fluid ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Applied Pressure ◽  
Generation Rate ◽  
Entropy Generation Rate ◽  
Minimum Entropy ◽  
Viscoelastic Parameter ◽  
Entropy Generation Minimization

We focus on the entropy generation minimization for the flow of a viscoelastic fluid through a parallel plate microchannel under the combined influences of applied pressure gradient, interfacial slip, and conjugate heat transfer. We use the simplified Phan–Thien–Tanner model (s-PTT) to represent the rheological behavior of the viscoelastic fluid. Using thermal boundary conditions of the third kind, we solve the transport equations analytically to obtain the velocity and temperature distributions in the flow field, which are further used to calculate the entropy generation rate in the analysis. In this study, the influential role of the following dimensionless parameters on entropy generation rate is examined: the viscoelastic parameter (εDe2), slip coefficient (k¯), channel wall thickness (δ), thermal conductivity of the wall (γ), Biot number (Bi) and Peclet number (Pe). We show that there exists a particular value of the abovementioned parameters that lead to a minimum entropy generation rate in the system. We believe the results of this analysis could be of helpful in the optimum design of microfluidic system/devices typically used in thermal management, such as micro-electronic devices, microreactors, and microheat exchangers.

Entropy generation and heat transfer analysis for ferrofluid flow between two rotating disks with variable conductivity

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622199118
Author(s):  
Anupam Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Entropy Generation Rate ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Rotating Disks ◽  
Coupled Differential Equations ◽  
Lower Disk

Present model analyze the flow and heat transfer of water-based carbon nanotubes (CNTs) [Formula: see text] ferrofluid flow between two radially stretchable rotating disks in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. A study for entropy generation analysis is carried out to measure the irreversibility of the system. Using similarity transformation, the governing equations in the model are transformed into a set of nonlinear coupled differential equations in non-dimensional form. The nonlinear coupled differential equations are solved numerically through the finite element method. Variable viscosity, variable thermal conductivity, thermal radiation, and volume concentration have a crucial role in heat transfer enhancement. The results for the entropy generation rate, velocity distributions, and temperature distribution are graphically presented in the presence of physical and geometrical parameters of the flow. Increasing the values of ferromagnetic interaction number, Reynolds number, and temperature-dependent viscosity enhances the skin friction coefficients on the surface and wall of the lower disk. The local heat transfer rate near the lower disk is reduced in the presence of Harman number, Reynolds number, and Prandtl number. The ferrohydrodynamic flow between two rotating disks might be useful to optimize the use of hybrid nanofluid for liquid seals in rotating machinery.

MHD and nonlinear thermal radiation effects on hybrid nanofluid past a wedge with heat source and entropy generation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazle Mabood ◽  
Anum Shafiq ◽  
Waqar Ahmed Khan ◽  
Irfan Anjum Badruddin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Entropy Generation Rate ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Nonlinear Thermal Radiation ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to investigate the irreversibility associated with the Fe3O4–Co/kerosene hybrid-nanofluid past a wedge with nonlinear radiation and heat source. Design/methodology/approach This study reports the numerical analysis of the hybrid nanofluid model under the implications of the heat source and magnetic field over a static and moving wedge with slips. The second law of thermodynamics is applied with nonlinear thermal radiation. The system that comprises differential equations of partial derivatives is remodeled into the system of differential equations via similarity transformations and then solved through the Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg with shooting technique. The physical parameters, which emerges from the derived system, are discussed in graphical formats. Excellent proficiency in the numerical process is analyzed by comparing the results with available literature in limiting scenarios. Findings The significant outcomes of the current investigation are that the velocity field uplifts for higher velocity slip and magnetic strength. Further, the heat transfer rate is reduced with the incremental values of the Eckert number, while it uplifts with thermal slip and radiation parameters. An increase in Brinkmann’s number uplifts the entropy generation rate, while that peters out the Bejan number. The results of this study are of importance involving in the assessment of the effect of some important design parameters on heat transfer and, consequently, on the optimization of industrial processes. Originality/value This study is original work that reports the hybrid nanofluid model of Fe3O4–Co/kerosene.

scholarly journals A finite element analysis on combined convection and conduction in a channel with a thick walled cavity

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1888-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Rahman ◽  
Hakan Oztop ◽  
S. Mekhilef ◽  
R. Saidur ◽  
A. Chamkha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Problem ◽  
Thick Wall ◽  
Thermal Conductivity Ratio ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Combined Convection

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of thick wall parameters of a cavity on combined convection in a channel. In other words, conjugate heat transfer is solved. Design/methodology/approach – Galerkin weighted residual finite element method is used to solve the governing equations of mixed convection. Findings – The streamlines, isotherms, local and average Nusselt numbers are obtained and presented for different parameters. It is found heat transfer is an increasing function of dimensionless thermal conductivity ratio. Originality/value – The literature does not have mixed convection and conjugate heat transfer problem in a channel with thick walled cavity.

A Two-Dimensional Conjugate Heat Transfer Model for Forced Air Cooling of an Electronic Device

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zebib ◽  
Y. K. Wo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Transfer Problem ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Component Design ◽  
Forced Air

Thermal analysis of forced air cooling of an electronic component is modeled as a two-dimensional conjugate heat transfer problem. The velocity field in a constricted channel is first computed. Then, for a typical electronic module, the energy equation is solved with allowance for discontinuities in the thermal conductivity. Variation of the maximum temperature with the average air velocity is presented. The importance of our approach in evaluating possible benefits due to changes in component design and the limitations of the two-dimensional model are discussed.

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