Impact of Novel Dissimilar Shape Ternary Composition-Based Hybrid Nanofluids on the Thermal Performance Analysis of Radiator

Author(s):  
Rashmi Rekha Sahoo ◽  
Vikash Kumar

Abstract The thermal performance analysis of a radiator with a dissimilar shape nanoparticles, i.e., cylindrical (CNT)–platelet (graphene), spherical (Al2O3)–platelet (graphene), and spherical (Al2O3)–cylindrical (CNT) composition-based hybrid nanofluid for a coolant flowrate of 6 l/min, air velocity of 10.6 m/s, and 1.3% vol. faction of nanofluid has been studied and compared. Results revealed that a hybrid nanofluid as a coolant enhances the exergy–energy performance of the radiator. In this study, the cylindrical (CNT)–platelet (graphene) hybrid nanofluid results a decrement in the performance while the spherical (Al2O3)–platelet (graphene) hybrid nanofluid yields a better performance with coolant flowrate and air velocity. Particle shape has influenced a significant effect on the second law efficiency, exergy change, and irreversibility, which increases with an increase in air velocity, and volume fraction of hybrid nanofluid. However, the spherical (Al2O3)–platelet (graphene) hybrid nanofluid has 3.5%, 3.6%, and 1.12% higher performance index, exergy change in coolant, and second law efficiency, respectively, compared to the cylindrical (CNT)-platelet(graphene)-based hybrid nanofluid. Furthermore, results divulge that the nanoparticle shape has a notable impact on the performance of an automobile radiator. The spherical (Al2O3)–platelet (graphene) hybrid nanofluid exhibits supercilious over other shapes considered, and hence, it is more effective to use as a radiator coolant for enhancing the thermal performance.

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1466
Author(s):  
Kunal Sandip Garud ◽  
Seong-Guk Hwang ◽  
Taek-Kyu Lim ◽  
Namwon Kim ◽  
Moo-Yeon Lee

The improvement in the quantitative and qualitative heat transfer performances of working fluids is trending research in the present time for heat transfer applications. In the present work, the first and second law analyses of a microplate heat exchanger with single-particle and hybrid nanofluids are conducted. The microplate heat exchanger with single-particle and hybrid nanofluids is analyzed using the computational fluid dynamics approach with symmetrical heat transfer and fluid flow analyses. The single-particle Al2O3 nanofluid and the hybrid Al2O3/Cu nanofluid are investigated for different nanoparticles shapes of sphere (Sp), oblate spheroid (OS), prolate spheroid (PS), blade (BL), platelet (PL), cylinder (CY) and brick (BR). The first law characteristics of NTU, effectiveness and performance index and the second characteristics of thermal, friction and total entropy generation rates and Bejan number are compared for Al2O3 and Al2O3/Cu nanofluids with considered different-shaped nanoparticles. The OS- and PL-shaped nanoparticles show superior and worse first and second law characteristics, respectively, for Al2O3 and Al2O3/Cu nanofluids. The hybrid nanofluid presents better first and second law characteristics compared to single-particle nanofluid for all nanoparticle shapes. The Al2O3/Cu nanofluid with OS-shaped nanoparticles depicts maximum values of performance index and Bejan number as 4.07 and 0.913, respectively. The first and second law characteristics of the best combination of the Al2O3/Cu nanofluid with OS-shaped nanoparticles are investigated for various volume fractions, different temperature and mass flow rate conditions of hot and cold fluids. The first and second law characteristics are optimum at higher hot fluid temperature, lower cold fluid temperature, lower hot and cold fluid mass flow rates. In addition, the first and second law characteristics have improved with increase in volume fraction.


Author(s):  
S. Anitha ◽  
Tiju Thomas ◽  
V. Parthiban ◽  
M. Pichumani

To evaluate the heat transfer performance (HTP) of hybrid nanofluids, numerical simulations are carried out in an industrial length single pass shell and tube heat exchanger. In shell, ISO VG 68 oil enters with [Formula: see text]C and with [Formula: see text]C, the coolant passes into the tube. CNT-[Formula: see text]/water and CNT-[Formula: see text]/sodium alginate (SA) are used as Newtonian and non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid, respectively. The influence of base fluid and nanoparticles on thermal performance of heat exchanger is studied. The chosen nanoparticles are reliable to the industrial deployment. The current numerical procedure is validated with the earlier experimental results. Volume fraction of nanoparticles is optimized for an effective HTP of the heat exchanger. About 60% increment in heat transfer coefficient is observed when hybrid nanofluid is employed. By using Newtonian hybrid nanofluid, 50% improvement in Nusselt number is marked out. Effectiveness and heat transfer rate of heat exchanger are higher with the employment of Newtonian hybrid nanofluid. Results indicated that, even though Newtonian hybrid nanofluid shows higher thermal performance, non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid is preferable for energy consumption point of view.


2019 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidra Aman ◽  
Syazwani Mohd Zokri ◽  
Zulkhibri Ismail ◽  
Mohd Zuki Salleh ◽  
Ilyas Khan

In this paper MHD flow of Casson hybrid nanofluids are investigated with Caputo time-fractional derivative. Alumina (Al) and copper (Cu) are used as nanoparticles in this study with heat, mass transfer and MHD flow over a vertical channel in a porous medium. The problem is modeled using Caputo fractional derivatives and thermophysical properties of hybrid nanoparticles. The influence of concerned parameters is investigated physically and graphically on the heat, concentration and flow. The effect of volume fraction on thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids is observed.


Author(s):  
Guolong Li ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Hongxing Zheng ◽  
Gongnan Xie ◽  
Bengt Sundén

AbstractIn this paper, convective heat transfer of Fe3O4–carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hybrid nanofluid was studied in a horizontal small circular tube under influence of annular magnets. The pipe has an inner diameter of 3 mm and a length of 1.2 m. Heat transfer characteristics of the Fe3O4–water nanofluid were examined for many parameters, such as nanoparticle volume fraction in the range of 0.4–1.2% and Reynolds number in the range of 476–996. In order to increase the thermal conductivity of the Fe3O4–water nanofluid, carbon nanotubes with 0.12–0.48% volume fraction were added into the nanofluid. It was observed that for the Fe3O4–CNTs–water nanofluid with 1.44% volume fraction and under a magnetic field, the maximal local Nusselt number at the Reynolds number 996 increased by 61.54% compared with without a magnetic field. Results also show that compared with the deionized water, the maximal enhancements of the average Nusselt number are 67.9 and 20.89% for the Fe3O4–CNTs–water nanofluid with and without magnetic field, respectively.


Author(s):  
Sameh E. Ahmed

Abstract Two Semi-Implicit-Method for Pressure-Linked-Equations (SIMPLE) techniques have been performed to solve the dimensionless equations governing a dusty hybrid nanofluid flow in wavy enclosures contain a volumetric heat source. These techniques are applied to evaluate the pressure terms for both the hybrid nanofluid and the dusty particles based on the control volume solver. Two systems of equations are proposed to simulate the hybrid nanofluid phase and the dusty particles phase. In addition, a body-fitted method is applied to map the irregular domain into a rectangular domain, and an inverse map technique is used to present the obtained data inside the given wavy domain. The hybrid mixture, here, is consisting of water as a base fluid, and the nanoparticles are Al2O3 and Cu. The controlling parameters are the Rayleigh numbers RaE and Ral, the ratio of the densities of the mixture Ds, the dusty parameter αs, and the total nanoparticles volume fraction. The results revealed that the absolute values of the stream function are reduced by 54.5% when the heating modes are switched from (Ral/RaE) < 1 to (Ral /RaE) > 1. Also, the average Nusselt is enhanced by 5.2% at a = 0.9, 6.74% at a = 0.95, and 11.36% at a = 1.1 when the nanoparticles volume fraction is increased from 1% to 5%.


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Yağız Gürbüz ◽  
Halil İbrahim Variyenli ◽  
Adnan Sözen ◽  
Ataollah Khanlari ◽  
Mert Ökten

Purpose Heat exchangers (HEXs) are extensively used in many applications such as heating and cooling systems. To increase the thermal performance of HEXs, nano-sized particles could be added to the base working fluid which can improve the thermophysical properties of the fluid. In addition, further improvement in the thermal performance of nanofluids can be obtained by using two or more different nanoparticles which are known as hybrid nanofluids. This paper aims to improve the thermal efficiency of U-type tubular HEX (THEX) by using CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid. Design/methodology/approach Numerical simulation has been used to model THEX with various configurations. Also, CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid has been experimented in THEX in two various modes including parallel (PTHEX) and counter flow (CTHEX) regarding to the numerical findings. Hybrid nanofluids have been prepared in two particle concentrations and compared with CuO/water nanofluid at the same concentrations and also with water. Findings The numerical simulation results showed that adding fins and also using hybrid nanofluid can increase heat transfer rate in HEX. However, adding fins cannot be a good option in U-type THEX with lower diameter because it increases pressure drop notably. Experimental results of this work illustrated that using Al2O3-CuO/water hybrid nanofluid in the THEX improved thermal performance significantly. Maximum enhancement in overall heat transfer coefficient of THEX by using CuO-Al2O3/water nanofluid in 0.5% and 1% concentrations achieved as 9.5% and 12%, respectively. Originality/value The obtained findings of the study showed the positive effects of using hybrid type nanofluid in comparison with single type nanofluid. In this study, numerical and experimental analysis have been conducted to investigate the effect of using hybrid type nanofluid in U-type HEX. The obtained results exhibited successful utilization of CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid type nanofluid in HEX. Moreover, it was observed that thermal performance analysis of the nanofluids without any experiment can be done by using numerical method.


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alin V. Roşca ◽  
Natalia C. Roşca ◽  
Ioan Pop

Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the steady mixed convection stagnation point of a hybrid nanofluid with a second-order velocity slip. Design/methodology/approach Using appropriate similarity variables, the partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary (similar) differential equations, which are numerically solved using the bvp4c function in MATLAB. The numerical results are used to present graphical illustrations for the reduced skin friction, reduced Nusselt number, velocity and temperature profiles. Findings Dual solutions are discovered in this study. Thus, stability analysis is implemented and the first (upper branch) and second (lower branch) solutions are determined and analyzed. Research limitations/implications Hybrid nanofluids have many practical applications in the modern industry such as in micro-manufacturing, periodic heat exchanges process, nano drug delivery system and nuclear reactors. Originality/value Despite numerous studies on the mixed convection stagnation point of classical viscous fluids past a vertical plate flow, none of the researchers have focused on the effect of second-order slip velocity on hybrid nanofluids. The behavior of the flow and heat transfer has been thoroughly analyzed with the variations in governing parameters such as heat source/sink and nanoparticle volume fraction. Moreover, the use of the wall slip velocity in this hybrid nanofluid model strengthened the novelty of this study.


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