MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating

MHD conjugate natural convective flow and heat transfer of TiO2-water nanofluid confined in a tilted square enclosure with multiple heat-generating and conducting solid elements have been investigated numerically in the present study. A constant magnetic field is applied in a parallel direction to t...

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Main Authors: Sadia Tasnim, Anamica Mitra, Hriti Saha, Md. Quamrul Islam, Sumon Saha
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
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author Sadia Tasnim
Anamica Mitra
Hriti Saha
Md. Quamrul Islam
Sumon Saha
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Anamica Mitra
Hriti Saha
Md. Quamrul Islam
Sumon Saha
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description MHD conjugate natural convective flow and heat transfer of TiO2-water nanofluid confined in a tilted square enclosure with multiple heat-generating and conducting solid elements have been investigated numerically in the present study. A constant magnetic field is applied in a parallel direction to the vertical side of the enclosure. Two heat-generating solid elements are attached to the adiabatic bottom wall, whereas the vertical walls are kept at comparatively low temperatures, and the top wall is kept thermally insulated. The system of mass, momentum and energy equations controlled by the governing parameters (Rayleigh, Prandtl, Hartmann numbers, and Joule heating parameter) is solved using the finite element approach. Two configurations of the enclosure based on the position of heat-generating and conducting elements are considered. By changing the Hartmann number from 0 to 20, the tilt angle of the enclosure from 0° to 45°, the Rayleigh number from 103 to 106, and the volume fraction of nanoparticles from 0 to 0.06, changes in flow and thermal patterns in terms of streamline and isotherms are observed. To investigate how the governing parameters affect conjugate heat transfer mechanism within each configuration, average Nusselt number along the heated element, average fluid temperature, total entropy generation, and thermal performance criteria are evaluated. It is observed that pure water manifests better heat transfer characteristics than nanofluid, with a higher Nusselt number and lower thermal performance criteria. Moreover, it reveals that the position of the heat-generating elements and the inclination angle of the enclosure profoundly influence thermal performance.
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spelling doaj.art-e1b288ace5724c788381a0358f78c04d2023-03-03T04:25:19ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302023-03-0117100993MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heatingSadia Tasnim0Anamica Mitra1Hriti Saha2Md. Quamrul Islam3Sumon Saha4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshCorresponding author.; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshMHD conjugate natural convective flow and heat transfer of TiO2-water nanofluid confined in a tilted square enclosure with multiple heat-generating and conducting solid elements have been investigated numerically in the present study. A constant magnetic field is applied in a parallel direction to the vertical side of the enclosure. Two heat-generating solid elements are attached to the adiabatic bottom wall, whereas the vertical walls are kept at comparatively low temperatures, and the top wall is kept thermally insulated. The system of mass, momentum and energy equations controlled by the governing parameters (Rayleigh, Prandtl, Hartmann numbers, and Joule heating parameter) is solved using the finite element approach. Two configurations of the enclosure based on the position of heat-generating and conducting elements are considered. By changing the Hartmann number from 0 to 20, the tilt angle of the enclosure from 0° to 45°, the Rayleigh number from 103 to 106, and the volume fraction of nanoparticles from 0 to 0.06, changes in flow and thermal patterns in terms of streamline and isotherms are observed. To investigate how the governing parameters affect conjugate heat transfer mechanism within each configuration, average Nusselt number along the heated element, average fluid temperature, total entropy generation, and thermal performance criteria are evaluated. It is observed that pure water manifests better heat transfer characteristics than nanofluid, with a higher Nusselt number and lower thermal performance criteria. Moreover, it reveals that the position of the heat-generating elements and the inclination angle of the enclosure profoundly influence thermal performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123023001202Magneto-hydrodynamicConjugate heat transferNanofluidSquare enclosureHeat generating elementEntropy generation
spellingShingle Sadia Tasnim
Anamica Mitra
Hriti Saha
Md. Quamrul Islam
Sumon Saha
MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
Results in Engineering
Magneto-hydrodynamic
Conjugate heat transfer
Nanofluid
Square enclosure
Heat generating element
Entropy generation
title MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
title_full MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
title_fullStr MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
title_full_unstemmed MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
title_short MHD conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat-generating elements in the presence of Joule heating
title_sort mhd conjugate natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid filled square enclosure with multiple heat generating elements in the presence of joule heating
topic Magneto-hydrodynamic
Conjugate heat transfer
Nanofluid
Square enclosure
Heat generating element
Entropy generation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123023001202
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