Heat transfer of Nano-fluids as working fluids of swimming pool heat exchangers

The present experimental study reports on enhancement of heat transfer by addition of nanoparticles to the working fluid of commercial swimming pool heat exchangers under laminar flow condition. Three different concentrations of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were added to the water as working fluid...

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Main Authors: Nariman Ashrafi, Yashar Bashirzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology
Online Access:https://admt.isfahan.iau.ir/article_534875_453360f8124151e7899db95b2f482ef4.pdf
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description The present experimental study reports on enhancement of heat transfer by addition of nanoparticles to the working fluid of commercial swimming pool heat exchangers under laminar flow condition. Three different concentrations of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were added to the water as working fluid of a typical forced convective heat exchanger used to transfer heat to public swimming pools. The experimental setup is capable of measuring velocity, heat transfer rate, and temperature at different points. TiO2 nanoparticles with mean diameter of 20 nm were used. The effects of concentration of suspended nanoparticles and that of Reynolds number on forced convective heat transfer were investigated. It is observed that at 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% weight concentration of suspended TiO2 nanoparticles, the average convective heat transfer coefficient improved by 1.1%, 15.9% and 31.6% respectively. The coefficient is further increased at higher Reynolds numbers. The efficiency of heat exchanger is evaluated for different scenarios.
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spelling doaj.art-466e078fa60144db95da431ec3db52182023-10-18T09:36:41ZengIslamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) BranchInternational Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology2252-04062383-44472014-03-0171534875Heat transfer of Nano-fluids as working fluids of swimming pool heat exchangersNariman AshrafiYashar Bashirzadeh0Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branchThe present experimental study reports on enhancement of heat transfer by addition of nanoparticles to the working fluid of commercial swimming pool heat exchangers under laminar flow condition. Three different concentrations of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were added to the water as working fluid of a typical forced convective heat exchanger used to transfer heat to public swimming pools. The experimental setup is capable of measuring velocity, heat transfer rate, and temperature at different points. TiO2 nanoparticles with mean diameter of 20 nm were used. The effects of concentration of suspended nanoparticles and that of Reynolds number on forced convective heat transfer were investigated. It is observed that at 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% weight concentration of suspended TiO2 nanoparticles, the average convective heat transfer coefficient improved by 1.1%, 15.9% and 31.6% respectively. The coefficient is further increased at higher Reynolds numbers. The efficiency of heat exchanger is evaluated for different scenarios.https://admt.isfahan.iau.ir/article_534875_453360f8124151e7899db95b2f482ef4.pdf
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Heat transfer of Nano-fluids as working fluids of swimming pool heat exchangers
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title Heat transfer of Nano-fluids as working fluids of swimming pool heat exchangers
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