The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube

The additives of solid nanoparticles to liquids are significant enhancement of heat transfer and hydrodynamic flow. In this study, the thermal properties of three types of nanoparticles (Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2) dispersed in water as a base fluid were measured experimentally. Forced convection heat tr...

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Main Authors: K., Kadirgama, Hussein, Adnan M., R. A., Bakar, Sharma, Korada Viswanatha
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5273/1/859563_%281%29.pdf
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author K., Kadirgama
Hussein, Adnan M.
R. A., Bakar
Sharma, Korada Viswanatha
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description The additives of solid nanoparticles to liquids are significant enhancement of heat transfer and hydrodynamic flow. In this study, the thermal properties of three types of nanoparticles (Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2) dispersed in water as a base fluid were measured experimentally. Forced convection heat transfer turbulent flow inside heated flat tube was numerically simulated. The heat flux around flat tube is 5000W/m2 andReynolds number is in the range of 5×103 to 50×103. CFD model by finite volume method used commercial software to find hydrodynamic and heat transfer coefficient. Simulation study concluded that the thermal properties measured and Reynolds number as input and friction factor and Nusselt number as output parameters. Data measured showed that thermal conductivity and viscosity increase with increasing the volume concentration of nanofluids with maximum deviation 19% and 6%, respectively. Simulation results concluded that the friction factor and Nusselt number increase with increasing the volume concentration. On the other hand, the flat tube enhances heat transfer and decreases pressure drop by 6% and −4%, respectively, as compared with circular tube. Comparison of numerical analysis with experimental data available showed good agreement with deviation not more than 2%
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spelling UMPir52732018-01-31T00:50:16Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5273/ The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube K., Kadirgama Hussein, Adnan M. R. A., Bakar Sharma, Korada Viswanatha TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The additives of solid nanoparticles to liquids are significant enhancement of heat transfer and hydrodynamic flow. In this study, the thermal properties of three types of nanoparticles (Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2) dispersed in water as a base fluid were measured experimentally. Forced convection heat transfer turbulent flow inside heated flat tube was numerically simulated. The heat flux around flat tube is 5000W/m2 andReynolds number is in the range of 5×103 to 50×103. CFD model by finite volume method used commercial software to find hydrodynamic and heat transfer coefficient. Simulation study concluded that the thermal properties measured and Reynolds number as input and friction factor and Nusselt number as output parameters. Data measured showed that thermal conductivity and viscosity increase with increasing the volume concentration of nanofluids with maximum deviation 19% and 6%, respectively. Simulation results concluded that the friction factor and Nusselt number increase with increasing the volume concentration. On the other hand, the flat tube enhances heat transfer and decreases pressure drop by 6% and −4%, respectively, as compared with circular tube. Comparison of numerical analysis with experimental data available showed good agreement with deviation not more than 2% Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5273/1/859563_%281%29.pdf K., Kadirgama and Hussein, Adnan M. and R. A., Bakar and Sharma, Korada Viswanatha (2013) The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1687-4110 (print); 1687-4129 (online). (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/859563 DOI: 10.1155/2013/859563
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Hussein, Adnan M.
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Sharma, Korada Viswanatha
The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title_full The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title_fullStr The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title_short The Effect of Nanofluid Volume Concentration on Heat Transfer and Friction Factor inside a Horizontal Tube
title_sort effect of nanofluid volume concentration on heat transfer and friction factor inside a horizontal tube
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5273/1/859563_%281%29.pdf
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