Flow and Heat Transfer of the Cu-Water Nanofluid in a Corrugated Channel

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 507-517
Author(s):  
Rahima Benchabi ◽  
Ahsene Lanani
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Corrugated Channel ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluent Software ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper is devoted to study the influence of the Cu-water nanofluid on a two-dimensional laminar and incompressible flow and heat transfer in a corrugated triangular-based channel filled with homogeneous mixture of water and metallic nanoparticles. The equations governing the problem were solved using the finite volume method. ANSYS 15.0 FLUENT software was used to perform the numerical simulations. These numerical simulations were carried out for different values of the Reynolds number ranging from 100 to 1000 and for metallic nanoparticles of diameter with volume fractions of and. The effect of the Reynolds number, the nature of the nanofluid on the flow field and the heat transfer were studied. Note that the obtained results are in good agreement with the results existing in the literature. Keywords: Cu-water nanofluid, Fluent, forced convection, Reynolds number, volume fraction.

scholarly journals The Influence of Different Types of Nanofluid on Thermal and Fluid Flow Performance of Liquid Cold Plate

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.35) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Irmawati Om ◽  
Rozli Zulkifli ◽  
P. Gunnasegaran
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Cold Plate ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Volume Method

The influence of utilizing different nanofluids types on the liquid cold plate (LCP) is numerically investigated. The thermal and fluid flow performance of LCP is examined by using pure ethylene glycol (EG), Al2O3-EG and CuO-EG. The volume fraction of the nanoparticle for both nanofluid is 2%. The finite volume method (FVM) has been used to solved 3-D steady state, laminar flow and heat transfer governing equations. The presented results indicate that Al2O3-EG able to provide the lowest surface temperature of the heater block followed by CuO-EG and EG, respectively. It is also found that the pressure drop and friction factor are higher for Al2O3-EG and CuO-EG compared to the pure EG.

scholarly journals Flow and Heat Transfer of Cu-Water Nanofluid between a Stretching Sheet and a Porous Surface in a Rotating System

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sheikholeslami ◽  
H. R. Ashorynejad ◽  
G. Domairry ◽  
I. Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Base Fluid ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Rotation Parameter ◽  
Nanoparticle Volume Fraction ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Rotating System ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

The aim of the present paper is to study the flow of nanofluid and heat transfer characteristics between two horizontal plates in a rotating system. The lower plate is a stretching sheet and the upper one is a solid porous plate. Copper (Cu) as nanoparticle and water as its base fluid have been considered. The governing partial differential equations with the corresponding boundary conditions are reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations with the appropriate boundary conditions using similarity transformation, which is then solved analytically using the homotopy analysis method (HAM). Comparison between HAM and numerical solutions results showed an excellent agreement. The results for the flow and heat transfer characteristics are obtained for various values of the nanoparticle volume fraction, suction/injection parameter, rotation parameter, and Reynolds number. It is shown that the inclusion of a nanoparticle into the base fluid of this problem is capable of causing change in the flow pattern. It is found that for both suction and injection, the heat transfer rate at the surface increases with increasing the nanoparticle volume fraction, Reynolds number, and injection/suction parameter and it decreases with power of rotation parameter.

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Novel Microchannel Heat Sink Partially Filled With Metal Foam Medium

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Farsad ◽  
S. P. Abbasi ◽  
M. S. Zabihi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Cooling Devices ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Steady Laminar ◽  
Good Agreement

Performance of microchannel heatsink (MCHS) partially filled with foam is investigated numerically. The open cell copper foams have the porosity and pore density in the ranges of 60–90% and 60–100 PPI (pore per inch), respectively. The three-dimensional steady, laminar flow, and heat transfer governing equations are solved using finite volume method. The performance of microchannel heatsink is evaluated in terms of overall thermal resistance, pressure drop, and heat transfer coefficient and temperature distribution. It is found that the results of the surface temperature profile are in good agreement with numerical data. The results show the microchannel heatsink with insert foam appears to be good candidates as the next generation of cooling devices for high power electronic devices. The thermal resistance for all cases decreases with the decrease in porosity. The uniformity of temperature in this heatsink is enhanced compared the heatsink with no foam. The thermal resistance versus the pumping power is depicted, it is found that 80% is the optimal porosity for the foam at 60 PPI with a minimum thermal resistance 0.346 K/W. The results demonstrate the microchannel heatsink partially filled with foam is capable for removing heat generation 100 watt over an area of 9 × 10−6 m2 with the temperature of heat flux surface up to 59 °C.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of Air-Flow Phenomena Through a Baffled Rectangular Micro-Channel

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Sandip Saha
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Phenomena ◽  
Turbulent Airflow ◽  
Fluent Software ◽  
Volume Method

The aim of this study is to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of turbulent airflow phenomena in a rectangular micro-channel in presence of two plane shaped (type-1) and diamond shaped (type-2) baffles which will help to develop various heat exchanger models. Finite volume method has been used to solve the governing equations and the FLUENT software has been employed to visualize the simulation results. For both the baffles, the profile of flow structure, normalized velocity profile, normalized friction factor and average Nusselt number have been investigated with the variations of Reynolds number ranges between [10,000-50,000]. In terms of fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena, it has been found that in the presence of diamond shaped baffles (type-2) are more convenient than plane shaped baffles.

scholarly journals Lid-Driven and Inclined Square Cavity Filled With a Nanofluid: Optimum Heat Transfer

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Boutra ◽  
Karim Ragui ◽  
Nabila Labsi ◽  
Youb Khaled Benkahla
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Square Enclosure ◽  
Coupled Equations ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Optimum Heat ◽  
Nanoparticles Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Method

AbstractThis paper reports a numerical study on mixed convection within a square enclosure, filled with a mixture of water and Cu (or Ag) nanoparticles. It is assumed that the temperature difference driving the convection comes from the side moving walls, when both horizontal walls are kept insulated. In order to solve the general coupled equations, a code based on the finite volume method is used and it has been validated after comparison between the present results and those of the literature. To make clear the effect of the main parameters on fluid flow and heat transfer inside the enclosure, a wide range of the Richardson number, taken from 0.01 to 100, the nanoparticles volume fraction (0% to 10%), and the cavity inclination angle (0º to 180º) are investigated. The phenomenon is analyzed through streamlines and isotherm plots, with special attention to the Nusselt number.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Rectangular Heated Pipe for Turbulent Nanofluid

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hooman Yarmand ◽  
Samira Gharehkhani ◽  
Salim Newaz Kazi ◽  
Emad Sadeghinezhad ◽  
Mohammad Reza Safaei
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Constant Heat Flux ◽  
Energy Equations ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Good Agreement

Thermal characteristics of turbulent nanofluid flow in a rectangular pipe have been investigated numerically. The continuity, momentum, and energy equations were solved by means of a finite volume method (FVM). The symmetrical rectangular channel is heated at the top and bottom at a constant heat flux while the sides walls are insulated. Four different types of nanoparticles Al2O3, ZnO, CuO, and SiO2at different volume fractions of nanofluids in the range of 1% to 5% are considered in the present investigation. In this paper, effect of different Reynolds numbers in the range of 5000 < Re < 25000 on heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids flowing through the channel is investigated. The numerical results indicate that SiO2-water has the highest Nusselt number compared to other nanofluids while it has the lowest heat transfer coefficient due to low thermal conductivity. The Nusselt number increases with the increase of the Reynolds number and the volume fraction of nanoparticles. The results of simulation show a good agreement with the existing experimental correlations.

scholarly journals Unconfined laminar nanofluid flow and heat transfer around a rotating circular cylinder in the steady regime

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
Rafik Bouakkaz ◽  
Fouzi Salhi ◽  
Yacine Khelili ◽  
Mohamed Quazzazi ◽  
Kamel Talbi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Rotation Rate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Steady Regime ◽  
Volume Fractions ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Rotating Circular Cylinder ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

AbstractIn this work, steady flow-field and heat transfer through a copper- water nanofluid around a rotating circular cylinder with a constant nondimensional rotation rate α varying from 0 to 5 was investigated for Reynolds numbers of 5–40. Furthermore, the range of nanoparticle volume fractions considered is 0–5%. The effect of volume fraction of nanoparticles on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics are carried out by using a finite-volume method based commercial computational fluid dynamics solver. The variation of the local and the average Nusselt numbers with Reynolds number, volume fractions, and rotation rate are presented for the range of conditions. The average Nusselt number is found to decrease with increasing value of the rotation rate for the fixed value of the Reynolds number and volume fraction of nanoparticles. In addition, rotation can be used as a drag reduction technique.

scholarly journals Numerical study of melting in an annulur enclosure filled with nano-enhanced phase change material

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1067-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Sebti ◽  
Mohammad Mastiani ◽  
Sina Kashani ◽  
Hooshyar Mirzaei ◽  
Ahmad Sohrabi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Melting Time ◽  
Nanoparticle Dispersion ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Cylindrical Annulus ◽  
Pure Fluid ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Change Material

Heat transfer enhancement during melting in a two-dimensional cylindrical annulus through dispersion of nanoparticle is investigated numerically. Paraffin-based nanofluid containing various volume fractions of Cu is applied. The governing equations are solved on a non-uniform O type mesh using a pressure-based finite volume method with an enthalpy porosity technique to trace the solid and liquid interface. The effects of nanoparticle dispersion into pure fluid as well as the influences of some significant parameters, namely, nanoparticle volume fraction and natural convection on the fluid flow and heat transfer features are studied. The results are presented in terms of streamlines, isotherms, temperatures and velocity profiles and dimensionless heat flux. It is found that the suspended nanoparticles give rise to the higher thermal conductivity as compared to the pure fluid and consequently the heat transfer is enhanced. In addition, the heat transfer rate and the melting time increases and decreases, respectively, as the volume fraction of nanoparticle increases.

Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Differentially-Heated Rectangular Cavity Filled with TiO2-Water Nanofluid

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghanbar Ali Sheikhzadeh ◽  
A. Arefmanesh ◽  
Mostafa Mahmoodi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Rectangular Cavity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Shallow Cavities ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Rayleigh Numbers

In this study, the buoyancy-driven fluid flow and heat transfer in a differentially-heated rectangular cavity filled with the TiO2-water nanofluid is investigated numerically. The left and the top walls of the cavity are maintained at constant temperatures Thand Tc, respectively, with Th> Tc.The enclosure’s right and bottom walls are kept insulated. The governing equations are discretized using the finite volume method. A proper upwinding scheme is employed to obtain stabilized solutions for high Rayleigh numbers. Using the developed code, a parametric study is undertaken, and the effects of pertinent parameters, such as, the Rayleigh number, the aspect ratio of the cavity and the volume fraction of the nanoparticles on the fluid flow and heat transfer inside the cavity are investigated. It is observed from the results that by increasing the volume fraction of the nanoparticles, the mean Nusselt number of the hot wall increases for the shallow cavities; while, the reverse trend occurs for the tall cavities. Moreover, the heat transfer enhancement utilizing nanofluid is more effective at Ra = 103.

Combined Effects of Nanofluid and Geometrical Structures of a Parallel Plate Channel With Semicircle Corrugations on Flow Characteristics and Thermal-Hydraulic Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raheem K. Ajeel ◽  
Wan Saiful-Islam Wan Salim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Hydraulic Performance ◽  
Geometrical Structures ◽  
Fluid Medium ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Corrugated Channel ◽  
Smooth Channel

Abstract The combination of corrugated surface and nanofluid techniques can boost thermo-hydraulic performance with the ability to make thermal systems more effective and reliable. In this numerical study, the combined effect of different structures of a semicircle-corrugated channel is investigated and examined, as well as different types of nanofluids on thermal and hydraulic performance in the Reynolds number range from 10,000 to 30,000. With respect to the fluid medium, four kinds of nanoparticles Al2O3, CuO, SiO2, and ZnO are used and investigated. The volume fraction of nanoparticles and the diameter of the particles are in the range of 0–0.08 and 20–80 nm, respectively. The findings show that the geometrical structures of the tested channel have a great effect to improve heat transfer enhancement, approvingly around 2.3–3.7 times that of the smooth channel. Furthermore, the outcomes show a dramatic increase in the heat transfer coefficient as the volume fractions of nanoparticles and Reynolds number are increased, and with the decline of particle size, but it accompanied with the increase of shear stress. Among the nanofluids used here, SiO2–water offers the highest enhancement of heat transfer. For all forms tested here, the rib shape of a semicircle-corrugated channel displays the best thermal-hydraulic performance of 2.84 at a volume fraction of 0.08 and Re = 10,000.

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