Flow boiling heat transfer of alumina nanofluids in single microchannels and the roles of nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Saeid Vafaei Dongsheng Wen |
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Institution: | (1) School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; |
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Abstract: | This study investigates flow boiling heat transfer of aqueous alumina nanofluids in single microchannels with particular focuses
on the critical heat flux (CHF) and the potential dual roles played by nanoparticles, i.e., (i) modification of the heating
surface through particle deposition and (ii) modification of bubble dynamics through particles suspended in the liquid phase.
Low concentrations of nanofluids (0.001–0.1 vol.%) are formulated by the two-step method and the average alumina particle
size is ~25 nm. Two sets of experiments are performed: (a) flow boiling of formed nanofluids in single microchannels where
the effect of heating surface modification by nanoparticle deposition is apparent and (b) bubble formation in a quiescent
pool of alumina nanofluids under adiabatic conditions where the role of suspended nanoparticles in the liquid phase is revealed.
The flow boiling experiments reveal a modest increase in CHF by nanofluids, being higher at higher nanoparticle concentrations
and higher inlet subcoolings. The bubble formation experiments show that suspended nanoparticles in the liquid phase alone
can significantly affect bubble dynamics. Further discussion reveals that both roles are likely co-existent in a typical boiling
system. Properly surface-promoted nanoparticles could minimize particle deposition hence little modification of the heating
surface, but could still contribute to the modification in heat transfer through the second mechanism, which is potentially
promising for microchannel applications. |
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