Optimization of natural convection heat transfer of Newtonian nanofluids in a cylindrical enclosure |
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Authors: | Hamid Moradi Bahamin Bazooyar Ahmad Moheb Seyed Gholamreza Etemad |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran;2.Ahvaz Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahvaz, P.O. Box 6198144471, Iran |
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Abstract: | This study characterizes and optimizes natural convection heat transfer of two Newtonian Al2O3 and TiO2/water nanofluids in a cylindrical enclosure. Nusselt number (Nu) of nanofluids in relation to Rayleigh number (Ra) for different concentrations of nanofluids is investigated at different configurations and orientations of the enclosure. Results show that adding nanoparticles to water has a negligible or even adverse influence upon natural convec-tion heat transfer of water:only a slight increase in natural convection heat transfer of Al2O3/water is observed, while natural convection heat transfer for TiO2/water nanofluid is inferior to that for the base fluid. Results also reveal that at low Ra, the likelihood of enhancement in natural convection heat transfer is more than at high Ra:at low Ra, inclination angle, aspect ratio of the enclosure and nanoparticle concentration influence natural convec-tion heat transfer more pronouncedly than that in high Ra. |
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Keywords: | Natural convection heat transfer Nanofluid Optimization Cylinder orientation |
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