Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test

A numerical study on the forced convection of water-Cu power-law non-Newtonian nanofluid in a wavy channel has been done. The temperature of the horizontal walls is larger than that of the input fluid. The governing equations are solved by the SIMPLE algorithm-based finite volume method. The effects...

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Main Authors: Shayekh Ahmed, Amzad Hossain, Md. Zahangir Hossain, Md. Mamun Molla
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Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
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author Shayekh Ahmed
Amzad Hossain
Md. Zahangir Hossain
Md. Mamun Molla
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Amzad Hossain
Md. Zahangir Hossain
Md. Mamun Molla
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description A numerical study on the forced convection of water-Cu power-law non-Newtonian nanofluid in a wavy channel has been done. The temperature of the horizontal walls is larger than that of the input fluid. The governing equations are solved by the SIMPLE algorithm-based finite volume method. The effects of pertinent parameters power-law index, Reynolds number, and nanoparticle volume fraction have been varied. The obtained results are presented in terms of the local and average Nusselt number (Nu) for the rate of heat transfer, streamlines, and isotherms. The correlation for the average Nusselt number is obtained using the Response Surface Analysis (RSM) for the flow parameters. The relationship between input parameters and output was observed by plotting the response surface and contours that were obtained by RSM. The sensitivity of the output response to all the input parameters is also observed. This study concludes that heat transfer enhanced in wavy channels by adding nanoparticles and increasing the Reynolds number. It is also observed that shear-thinning non-Newtonian nanofluids can be more effective in heat transfer enhancement than shear-thickening fluids.
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spelling doaj.art-b0a3db1423b0439d9b20b9095da715fd2023-09-18T04:30:52ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302023-09-0119101360Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity testShayekh Ahmed0Amzad Hossain1Md. Zahangir Hossain2Md. Mamun Molla3Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh; Center for Applied and Computational Sciences (CACS), North South University, Dhaka-1229, BangladeshDepartment of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh; Center for Applied and Computational Sciences (CACS), North South University, Dhaka-1229, BangladeshDepartment of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh; Center for Applied and Computational Sciences (CACS), North South University, Dhaka-1229, BangladeshDepartment of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh; Center for Applied and Computational Sciences (CACS), North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh.A numerical study on the forced convection of water-Cu power-law non-Newtonian nanofluid in a wavy channel has been done. The temperature of the horizontal walls is larger than that of the input fluid. The governing equations are solved by the SIMPLE algorithm-based finite volume method. The effects of pertinent parameters power-law index, Reynolds number, and nanoparticle volume fraction have been varied. The obtained results are presented in terms of the local and average Nusselt number (Nu) for the rate of heat transfer, streamlines, and isotherms. The correlation for the average Nusselt number is obtained using the Response Surface Analysis (RSM) for the flow parameters. The relationship between input parameters and output was observed by plotting the response surface and contours that were obtained by RSM. The sensitivity of the output response to all the input parameters is also observed. This study concludes that heat transfer enhanced in wavy channels by adding nanoparticles and increasing the Reynolds number. It is also observed that shear-thinning non-Newtonian nanofluids can be more effective in heat transfer enhancement than shear-thickening fluids.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123023004875Non-Newtonian fluidsCu-water nanofluidForced convectionWavy channelSensitivity analysis
spellingShingle Shayekh Ahmed
Amzad Hossain
Md. Zahangir Hossain
Md. Mamun Molla
Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
Results in Engineering
Non-Newtonian fluids
Cu-water nanofluid
Forced convection
Wavy channel
Sensitivity analysis
title Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
title_full Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
title_fullStr Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
title_full_unstemmed Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
title_short Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
title_sort forced convection of non newtonian nanofluid in a sinusoidal wavy channel with response surface analysis and sensitivity test
topic Non-Newtonian fluids
Cu-water nanofluid
Forced convection
Wavy channel
Sensitivity analysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123023004875
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