Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography
Spray impingement on smooth and heated surfaces is a highly complex thermofluid phenomenon present in several engineering applications. The combination of phase Doppler interferometry, high-speed visualization, and time-resolved infrared thermography allows characterizing the heat transfer and fluid...
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| author | Miguel Figueiredo Guido Marseglia Ana S. Moita Miguel R. O. Panão Ana P. C. Ribeiro Carlo M. Medaglia António L. N. Moreira |
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| description | Spray impingement on smooth and heated surfaces is a highly complex thermofluid phenomenon present in several engineering applications. The combination of phase Doppler interferometry, high-speed visualization, and time-resolved infrared thermography allows characterizing the heat transfer and fluid dynamics involved. Particular emphasis is given to the use of nanofluids in sprays due to their potential to enhance the heat transfer mechanisms. The results for low nanoparticle concentrations (up to 1 wt.%) show that the surfactant added to water, required to stabilize the nanofluids and minimize particle clustering, affects the spray’s main characteristics. Namely, the surfactant decreases the liquid surface tension leading to a larger wetted area and wettability, promoting heat transfer between the surface and the liquid film. However, since lower surface tension also tends to enhance splash near the edges of the wetted area, the gold nanospheres act to lessen such disturbances due to an increase of the solutions’ viscosity, thus increasing the heat flux removed from the spray slightly. The experimental results obtained from this work demonstrate that the maximum heat convection coefficients evaluated for the nanofluids can be 9.8% to 21.9% higher than those obtained with the base fluid and 11.5% to 38.8% higher when compared with those obtained with DI water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13809a6e806640bcbc1627b5d539eff32023-11-20T20:26:48ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-11-011322586410.3390/en13225864Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR ThermographyMiguel Figueiredo0Guido Marseglia1Ana S. Moita2Miguel R. O. Panão3Ana P. C. Ribeiro4Carlo M. Medaglia5António L. N. Moreira6IN+, Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalResearch Department, Università degli Studi Link Campus University of Rome, Via del Casale di San Pio V, 44 0016 Rome, ItalyIN+, Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalADAI, LAETA, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Rua Luis Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, PortugalCentro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalResearch Department, Università degli Studi Link Campus University of Rome, Via del Casale di San Pio V, 44 0016 Rome, ItalyIN+, Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalSpray impingement on smooth and heated surfaces is a highly complex thermofluid phenomenon present in several engineering applications. The combination of phase Doppler interferometry, high-speed visualization, and time-resolved infrared thermography allows characterizing the heat transfer and fluid dynamics involved. Particular emphasis is given to the use of nanofluids in sprays due to their potential to enhance the heat transfer mechanisms. The results for low nanoparticle concentrations (up to 1 wt.%) show that the surfactant added to water, required to stabilize the nanofluids and minimize particle clustering, affects the spray’s main characteristics. Namely, the surfactant decreases the liquid surface tension leading to a larger wetted area and wettability, promoting heat transfer between the surface and the liquid film. However, since lower surface tension also tends to enhance splash near the edges of the wetted area, the gold nanospheres act to lessen such disturbances due to an increase of the solutions’ viscosity, thus increasing the heat flux removed from the spray slightly. The experimental results obtained from this work demonstrate that the maximum heat convection coefficients evaluated for the nanofluids can be 9.8% to 21.9% higher than those obtained with the base fluid and 11.5% to 38.8% higher when compared with those obtained with DI water.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/22/5864nanofluidsspray coolingheat transferthermophysical propertiesspray characterization |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Figueiredo Guido Marseglia Ana S. Moita Miguel R. O. Panão Ana P. C. Ribeiro Carlo M. Medaglia António L. N. Moreira Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography Energies nanofluids spray cooling heat transfer thermophysical properties spray characterization |
| title | Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography |
| title_full | Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography |
| title_fullStr | Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography |
| title_short | Thermofluid Characterization of Nanofluid Spray Cooling Combining Phase Doppler Interferometry with High-Speed Visualization and Time-Resolved IR Thermography |
| title_sort | thermofluid characterization of nanofluid spray cooling combining phase doppler interferometry with high speed visualization and time resolved ir thermography |
| topic | nanofluids spray cooling heat transfer thermophysical properties spray characterization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/22/5864 |
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