CFD studies on natural convection heat transfer of Al2O3-water nanofluids

Walvekar , Rashmi Gangasa and Ismail, Ahmad Faris and Mohamed, Khalid and Yusof, Faridah (2011) CFD studies on natural convection heat transfer of Al2O3-water nanofluids. Heat Mass Transfer, 47 (10). pp. 1301-1310. ISSN 1432-1181 (O), 0947-7411 (P)

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Abstract

This work is focused on numerical simulations of natural convection heat transfer in Al2O3-water nanofluids using computational fluid dynamics approach. Fluent v6.3 is used to simulate water based nanofluid considering it as a single phase. Thermo-physical properties of the nanofluids are considered in terms of volume fraction and size of nanoparticles, size of base fluid molecule and temperature. The numerical values of effective thermal onductivity have also been compared with the experimental values available in the literature. The numerical result simulated shows decrease in heat transfer with increase in particle volume fraction. Computed result shows similar trend in increase of Nusselt number with Relayigh number as depicted by experimental results. Streamlines and temperature profiles are plotted to demonstrate the effect.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	1743/2217
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Heat, Temperature
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Mr iskhandar adnan
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2011 17:48
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2020 15:30
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/2217

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