Abstract
This paper analyses the heat transfer performance and fluid flow using different nanofluids in a square enclosure. The energy equation and Navier-Stokes equation are solved numerically using finite volume scheme. The effect of volume fraction concentration on the enhancement of heat transfer has been studied incorporating the Brownian motion; the influence of effective thermal conductivity on the enhancement was also investigated for a range of volume fraction concentration. The velocity profile for different Rayleigh number. Water-Cu, water AL2O3 and water-TiO2 were tested.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 10 Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- Computational fluid Dynamics
- Natural convection
- Nanofluid and Thermal conductivity.