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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 69, 2016 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Three-dimensional numerical study of the laminar flow and heat transfer in a wavy-finned heat sink filled with Al2O3/ethylene glycol-water nanofluid

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Pages 195-208 | Received 20 Nov 2014, Accepted 17 Apr 2015, Published online: 23 Sep 2015
 

ABSTRACT

Wavy-finned arrangement and nanofluid medium are applied to a heat sink for the purpose of achieving more efficient thermal hydraulic performance. Laminar forced convection of Al2O3/ethylene glycol–water nanofluid in a 3D wavy channel is considered. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are conducted in a wide spectrum of nanoparticle volume concentrations (0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 1% 2% 3% and 4%) with the Reynolds number varying between 400 and 1 200. Wavy channels are proved to dramatically improve the heat transfer performance compared with the plain channels of the same cross section. Utilizing nanofluid in a wavy channel further enhances the heat transfer but also brings additional flow resistance. Synthesizing wavy-finned arrangement and nanofluid technique achieves the highest overall thermal hydraulic performance factor of 1.74 for ϕ = 0.2% and Re = 600. In the wavy channel nanoparticle concentration is supposed to be less than 1.0% to provide a positive effect for the overall performance.

Nomenclature

CP=

specific heat, Jkg−1K−1

Dh=

hydraulic diameter, m

dp=

diameter of nanoparticle, m

f=

friction factor

g=

gravity acceleration, Nm−2

h=

heat transfer coefficient, Wm−2K−1

k=

thermal conductivity, Wm−1K−1

Lt=

total length of the channel, m

Nu=

Nusselt number

P=

fluid pressure, Pa

Pr=

Prandtl number

q=

heat flux, W m−2

Re=

Reynolds number

St=

Stanton number

T=

temperature, K

TPF=

thermal hydraulic performance factor

v=

velocity component, m s−1

β=

thermal expansion coefficient, K−1

μ=

viscosity, Pa s

ρ=

density, kg m−3

φ=

volume concentration

κ=

Boltzmann constant

Subscripts=
avg=

area average

bf=

base fluid

eff=

effective

lm=

logarithmic mean

m=

mixture

i=

component (bf and p) index

nf=

nanofluid

p=

particle

syn=

synthetic technology

0=

reference value

Nomenclature

CP=

specific heat, Jkg−1K−1

Dh=

hydraulic diameter, m

dp=

diameter of nanoparticle, m

f=

friction factor

g=

gravity acceleration, Nm−2

h=

heat transfer coefficient, Wm−2K−1

k=

thermal conductivity, Wm−1K−1

Lt=

total length of the channel, m

Nu=

Nusselt number

P=

fluid pressure, Pa

Pr=

Prandtl number

q=

heat flux, W m−2

Re=

Reynolds number

St=

Stanton number

T=

temperature, K

TPF=

thermal hydraulic performance factor

v=

velocity component, m s−1

β=

thermal expansion coefficient, K−1

μ=

viscosity, Pa s

ρ=

density, kg m−3

φ=

volume concentration

κ=

Boltzmann constant

Subscripts=
avg=

area average

bf=

base fluid

eff=

effective

lm=

logarithmic mean

m=

mixture

i=

component (bf and p) index

nf=

nanofluid

p=

particle

syn=

synthetic technology

0=

reference value

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