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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 66, 2014 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Numerical Investigation on the Turbulent Flow Characteristic of Nanofluids in a Horizontal Circular Tube

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Pages 646-668 | Received 12 Nov 2013, Accepted 25 Jan 2014, Published online: 05 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

Turbulent flow characteristic of TiO2–water nanofluids inside a horizontal circular tube is studied numerically by single-phase model, mixture multiphase model and Eulerian–Eulerian multiphase model. The flow characteristic is accounted from micro-flow aspect in order to reveal the mechanism of heat transfer enhancement in nanofluids. A new empirical correlation of nanoparticle viscosity has been proposed for multiphase models, which is much more precise than traditional empirical models. The presence of nanoparticles intensified local micro-flow and improved overall turbulence intensity significantly. The current study suggests that a thorough understanding on flow characteristics of nanofluids is essential for proposing mathematical description nanofluids flow.

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