Magnetic and ultrasonic studies on stable cobalt ferrite magnetic nanofluid

Stable cobalt ferrite nanofluids of various concentrations have been prepared through co-precipitation method. Structural and morphological studies of nanoparticles are made with the help of X-ray diffraction technique and Transmission Electron Microscope respectively and it is found that the particles exhibit face centered cubic structure with an average size of 14 nm. The magnetic properties of the nanofluids have been analyzed at room temperature which revealed ferromagnetic behavior and also the very low value of coupling constant which ensures the negligible interparticle interaction in the absence of magnetic field. Ultrasonic investigations have been made for the nanofluids at different temperatures and magnetic fields. The temperature effects are explained with the help of open and close-packed water structure. The inter particle interactions of surface modified CoFe₂O₄ particles and the cluster formation at higher concentrations are realized through the variations in ultrasonic parameters.     

Natural convection of hybrid nanofluid heat transport and entropy generation in cavity by using Lattice Boltzmann Method

A mesoscopic study of natural convection due to MWCNT-Fe₃O₄/Water hybrid nanofluid is conducted utilizing the Lattice Boltzmann Method. The test fluid is filled in a differentially heated rectangular enclosure. Effects of aspect ratio in the range of 0.5–2.0, Rayleigh number varying from 10³ to 10⁵ and nanocomposite volume fraction on heat and fluid flow characteristics and entropy generation have been illustrated. It is observed that the mean Nusselt number rises with the increase in Rayleigh number, while it falls as the aspect ratio increases. However, the mean Nusselt number enhances with the increase in MWCNT-Fe₃O₄ volume fraction up to 0.001. On further increasing the volume fraction, the mean Nusselt number shows either no significant rise or deterioration for the case of MWCNT-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite. The dimensionless entropy generation number rises with the increase in the Rayleigh number. However, it falls with an increase in aspect ratio and dimensionless temperature difference. Interestingly in the case of increasing nanoparticle loading fraction, entropy generation number augments first, attains a maximum at 0.001 ?vol fraction of nanocomposite, and then it decreases. Nevertheless, at the low Rayleigh number, it keeps on rising with an increase in nanocomposite volume fraction. The best thermal performance is obtained for the cavity of 0.5 aspect ratio. A correlation for the mean Nusselt number is proposed.     

Effect of nanoparticles mean diameter on mixed convection heat transfer of a nanofluid in a horizontal tube

Fully developed mixed convection of a nanofluid (water/Al₂O₃) has been studied numerically. Two-phase mixture model has been used to investigate the effects of nanoparticles mean diameter on the flow parameters. The calculated results demonstrate that the convection heat transfer coefficient significantly increases with decreasing the nanoparticles means diameter. However it does not significantly change the hydrodynamics parameters. Nanoparticles distribution at the tube cross section shows that the non-uniformity of the particles distribution augments when using larger nanoparticles and/or considering relatively high value of the Grashof numbers.     

Mixed convection of heat generating nanofluid in a lid-driven cavity with uniform and non-uniform heating of bottom wall

Steady state two-dimensional mixed convection in a lid-driven square cavity filled with Cu  –water nanofluid is investigated numerically in the presence of internal heat generation. In the present investigation, bottom wall is uniformly and non-uniformly heated while two vertical walls are fixed and they are thermally insulated. The top wall is moving from left to right at a constant speed. The governing equations are normalized and solved numerically with boundary conditions by finite volume approach using third order accurate upwinding scheme (deferred QUICK). Effects of the pertinent physical parameters are investigated in terms of the flow and temperature fields, as well as Nusselt number distributions. The presented results show that the solid volume fraction plays a significant role on the flow and thermal fields and the Nusselt number distributions for different flow configurations. It is found that Richardson number strongly affect the fluid flow and heat transfer in the cavity. For Ri<1$\mathit{Ri}<1$, the forced convection becomes dominant in the entire cavity, the natural convection relatively weak.     

纳米流体应用于强化传热的研究进展及面临的挑战

纳米流体是近年来新兴的一种强化传热工质,其在强化传热领域有着广阔的应用前景,然而目前对纳米流体强化传热应用的研究还存在一些障碍。本文从纳米流体的制备和传热特性方面总结了近几年的研究进展,并提出了研究过程中需要克服的几个问题,以促进今后进一步的研究工作。     

Outward melting of ice enhanced by Cu nanoparticles inside cylindrical horizontal annulus: Lattice Boltzmann approach

Heat transfer enhancement of water-(Ice) as a phase change material (PCM) through dispersion of Cu-nanoparticles is the centerpiece of this research study. The nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) demonstrates increased thermal conductivity and decreased melting time in comparison with the conventional PCM. An enthalpy-based lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) with a double distribution function (DDF) model is implemented to trace phase change front in a cylindrical-horizontal annul. The subcooling case is neglected and Prandtl number, Stefan number and Rayleigh number are fixed to 6.2, 1 and 10⁵, respectively. In addition, the effects of varying the position of heated cylinder and nanoparticle volume fractions on the transient isotherms and liquid fractions are discussed.     

Numerical investigation of laminar flow and heat transfer in a radial flow cooling system with the use of nanofluids

Nanofluids, because of their enhanced heat transfer capability as compared to normal water/glycol/oil based fluids, offer the engineer opportunities for development in areas where high heat transfer, low temperature tolerance and small component size are required. In this present paper, the hydrodynamic and thermal fields of a water–γAl₂O₃ nanofluid in a radial laminar flow cooling system are considered. Results indicate that considerable heat transfer enhancement is possible, even achieving a twofold increase in the case of a 10% nanoparticle volume fraction nanofluid. On the other hand, an increase in wall shear stress is also noticed with an increase in particle volume concentration.     

Thermal radiation and slip effects on MHD stagnation point flow of nanofluid over a stretching sheet

Present model is devoted for the stagnation point flow of nanofluid with magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) and thermal radiation effects passed over a stretching sheet. Moreover, we have considered the combined effects of velocity and thermal slip. Condition of zero normal flux of nanoparticles at the wall for the stretched flow phenomena is yet to be explored in the literature. Convinced partial differential equations of the model are transformed into the system of coupled nonlinear differential equations and then solved numerically. Graphical results are plotted for velocity, temperature and nanoparticle concentration for various values of emerging parameters. Variation of stream lines, skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt and Sherwood number are displayed along with the effective parameters. Final conclusion has been drawn on the basis of both numerical and graphs results.     

Effect of suspended CuO nanoparticles on mass transfer to a rotating disc electrode

The effect of suspended CuO nanoparticles on the mass transfer to a rotating disc electrode was investigated experimentally, using the electrochemical limiting diffusion current technique. The particle volume fraction was from 0.39% to 1.94%. The rotating speed ranged from 100 to 1000 rpm, which yielded the Reynolds number between 10 and 110, based on the electrochemically active disc radius. The results showed that the addition of the suspended particles increased the limiting current and the plot of log I vs. log ω resulted in linear lines, of which slopes decreased with increasing particle volume fraction. The ratio of Sh/Sh_o ranged from 1 to 1.5. The Sherwood number correlation as function of the Reynolds number and the particle volume fraction was also given.     

Heat transfer characteristics of a two-phase closed thermosyphons using nanofluids

The heat transfer characteristics of the heat transfer devices can be done by changing the fluid transport properties and flow features of working fluids. In the present study, therefore, the heat transfer characteristics of two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) with iron oxide-nanofluids are presented. The TPCT is fabricated from the copper tube with the outer diameter and length of 15, 2000 mm, respectively. The TPCT with the de-ionic water and nanofluids (water and nanoparticles) are tested. The iron oxide nanoparticles with mean diameter of 4-5 nm were obtained by the laser pyrolysis technique and the mixtures of water and nanoparticles are prepared using an ultrasonic homogenizer. Effects of TPCT inclination angle, operating temperature and nanoparticles concentration levels on the heat transfer characteristics of TPCT are considered. The nanoparticles have a significant effect on the enhancement of heat transfer characteristics of TPCT. The heat transfer characteristics of TPCT with the nanofluids are compared with that the based fluid.