A CFD Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement in Pipe Flow with Al2O3 Nanofluid
Fluids are used for heat transfer in many engineering
equipments. Water, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are some
of the common heat transfer fluids. Over the years, in an attempt to
reduce the size of the equipment and/or efficiency of the process,
various techniques have been employed to improve the heat transfer
rate of these fluids. Surface modification, use of inserts and
increased fluid velocity are some examples of heat transfer
enhancement techniques. Addition of milli or micro sized particles
to the heat transfer fluid is another way of improving heat transfer
rate. Though this looks simple, this method has practical problems
such as high pressure loss, clogging and erosion of the material of
construction. These problems can be overcome by using nanofluids,
which is a dispersion of nanosized particles in a base fluid.
Nanoparticles increase the thermal conductivity of the base fluid
manifold which in turn increases the heat transfer rate. In this work,
the heat transfer enhancement using aluminium oxide nanofluid has
been studied by computational fluid dynamic modeling of the
nanofluid flow adopting the single phase approach.
[1] D.Wen, Y.Ding, "Experimental investigation into convective heat
transfer of nanofluids at the entrance region under laminar flow
conditions", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 5181- 5188, 2004.
[2] S.Zeinali Heris, S.Gh.Etemad, M.Nasr Esfahany, "Experimental
investigation of oxide nanofluids laminar flow convective heat
transfer", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer, 33, 529-535, 2006.
[3] K.S.Hwang, S.K.Jang, S.U.S.Chio, "Flow and convective heat transfer
characteristics of water-based Al2O3 nanofluids in fully developed
laminar flow regime", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 193-199, 2009.
[4] D.Kim, Y.Kwon, Y.Cho, C.Li, S.Cheong, Y.Hwang, J.Lee, D.Hong, and
S.Moon, "Convective heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids under
laminar and turbulent flow conditions", Current Applied
Physics, 9, e119-e123, 2009.
[5] U.Rea, T.McKrell, L.W.Hu, J.Buongiorno,"Laminar convective heat
transfer and viscous pressure loss of alumina-water and zirconia-water
nanofluids", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 2042-2048, 2009.
[6] R.Ben Mansour, N.Galanis, C.T.Nguyen, "Experimental study of mixed
convection with watereAl2O3 nanofluid in inclined tube with uniform
wall heat flux", Int.J.Thermal Sciences, 1-8, 2010.
[7] T.H.Nassan, S.Zeinali Heris, S.H.Noie, "A comparison of experimental
heat transfer characteristics for Al2O3/water and CuO/water nanofluids
in square cross-section duct", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer
,Article in Press, 2010.
[8] L.Syam Sundar and K.V.Sharma, "Turbulent heat transfer and friction
factor of Al2O3 Nanofluid in circular tube with twisted tape inserts", 53,
1409 - 1416, 2010.
[9] B.Farajollahi, S.Gh.Etemad, M.Hojjat, "Heat transfer of nanofluids in a
shell and tube heat exchanger", 53, 12 - 17, 2010.
[10] Y.Xuan, Q.Li, "Investigation on convective heat transfer and flow
features of nanofluids, J. Heat Transfer 125, 151-155, 2003.
[11] R.S.Vajjha, D.K.Das, D.P.Kulkarni," Development of new correlations
or convective heat transfer and friction factor in turbulent regime for
nanofluids", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, Article in Press, 2010.
[12] M.Nasiri, S.Gh.Etemad, R.Bagheri," Experimental heat transfer of
nanofluid through an annular duct", 38, 958-963, 2011.
[13] S.Sonawane, K.Patankar, A.Fogla, B.Puranik, U.Bhandarkar, S.sunil
Kumar, "An experimental investigation of thermo-physical properties
and heat transfer performance of Al2O3-Aviation Turbine Fuel
nanofluids, Applied Thermal Engineering, Accepted Manuscript,
2011.
[14] S.E.B.Maiga, S.J.Palm, C.T.Nguyen, G.Roy, N.Galanis, "Heat transfer
enhancement by using nanofluids in forced convection flows", Int.J.Heat
and Fluid flow, 26, 530 - 546, 2005.
[15] M.Akbari, A.Behzadmehr, F.Shahraki, "Fully developed mixed
convection in horizontal and inclined tubes with uniform heat flux using
nanofluid", Int.J.Heat and Fluid flow, 29, 545 - 556, 2008.
[16] V. Bianco, F. Chiacchio, O. Manca, S. Nardini, "Numerical investigation
of nanofluids forced convection in circular tubes", 29, 3632 - 3642,
2009.
[17] R. Lotfi, Y. Saboohi, A.M. Rashidi, "Numerical study of forced
convective heat transfer of Nanofluids: Comparison of different
approaches", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer, 37, 74 - 78, 2010.
[18] V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, "Numerical investigation on
nanofluids turbulent convection heat transfer inside a circular tube",
Article in Press, 2010.
[19] M. Akbari, N. Galanis, A. Behzadmehr, "Comparative analysis of single
and two-phase models for CFD studies of nanofluid heat transfer", 50,
1343 - 1354, 2011.
[20] V. Gnielinski, New equations for heat and mass transfer in turbulent
pipe and channel flow, Int. Chem. Eng. 16, 359-368, 1976.
[21] F.M. White, Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw Hill, New York, 1991.
[22] E.N. Seider, G.E. Tate, "Heat transfer and pressure drop of liquid in
tubes", Ind. Eng. Chem. 28 (12), 1429-1435, 1936.
[1] D.Wen, Y.Ding, "Experimental investigation into convective heat
transfer of nanofluids at the entrance region under laminar flow
conditions", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 5181- 5188, 2004.
[2] S.Zeinali Heris, S.Gh.Etemad, M.Nasr Esfahany, "Experimental
investigation of oxide nanofluids laminar flow convective heat
transfer", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer, 33, 529-535, 2006.
[3] K.S.Hwang, S.K.Jang, S.U.S.Chio, "Flow and convective heat transfer
characteristics of water-based Al2O3 nanofluids in fully developed
laminar flow regime", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 193-199, 2009.
[4] D.Kim, Y.Kwon, Y.Cho, C.Li, S.Cheong, Y.Hwang, J.Lee, D.Hong, and
S.Moon, "Convective heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids under
laminar and turbulent flow conditions", Current Applied
Physics, 9, e119-e123, 2009.
[5] U.Rea, T.McKrell, L.W.Hu, J.Buongiorno,"Laminar convective heat
transfer and viscous pressure loss of alumina-water and zirconia-water
nanofluids", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, 52, 2042-2048, 2009.
[6] R.Ben Mansour, N.Galanis, C.T.Nguyen, "Experimental study of mixed
convection with watereAl2O3 nanofluid in inclined tube with uniform
wall heat flux", Int.J.Thermal Sciences, 1-8, 2010.
[7] T.H.Nassan, S.Zeinali Heris, S.H.Noie, "A comparison of experimental
heat transfer characteristics for Al2O3/water and CuO/water nanofluids
in square cross-section duct", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer
,Article in Press, 2010.
[8] L.Syam Sundar and K.V.Sharma, "Turbulent heat transfer and friction
factor of Al2O3 Nanofluid in circular tube with twisted tape inserts", 53,
1409 - 1416, 2010.
[9] B.Farajollahi, S.Gh.Etemad, M.Hojjat, "Heat transfer of nanofluids in a
shell and tube heat exchanger", 53, 12 - 17, 2010.
[10] Y.Xuan, Q.Li, "Investigation on convective heat transfer and flow
features of nanofluids, J. Heat Transfer 125, 151-155, 2003.
[11] R.S.Vajjha, D.K.Das, D.P.Kulkarni," Development of new correlations
or convective heat transfer and friction factor in turbulent regime for
nanofluids", Int.J.Heat and Mass Transfer, Article in Press, 2010.
[12] M.Nasiri, S.Gh.Etemad, R.Bagheri," Experimental heat transfer of
nanofluid through an annular duct", 38, 958-963, 2011.
[13] S.Sonawane, K.Patankar, A.Fogla, B.Puranik, U.Bhandarkar, S.sunil
Kumar, "An experimental investigation of thermo-physical properties
and heat transfer performance of Al2O3-Aviation Turbine Fuel
nanofluids, Applied Thermal Engineering, Accepted Manuscript,
2011.
[14] S.E.B.Maiga, S.J.Palm, C.T.Nguyen, G.Roy, N.Galanis, "Heat transfer
enhancement by using nanofluids in forced convection flows", Int.J.Heat
and Fluid flow, 26, 530 - 546, 2005.
[15] M.Akbari, A.Behzadmehr, F.Shahraki, "Fully developed mixed
convection in horizontal and inclined tubes with uniform heat flux using
nanofluid", Int.J.Heat and Fluid flow, 29, 545 - 556, 2008.
[16] V. Bianco, F. Chiacchio, O. Manca, S. Nardini, "Numerical investigation
of nanofluids forced convection in circular tubes", 29, 3632 - 3642,
2009.
[17] R. Lotfi, Y. Saboohi, A.M. Rashidi, "Numerical study of forced
convective heat transfer of Nanofluids: Comparison of different
approaches", Int.Comm.in Heat and Mass Transfer, 37, 74 - 78, 2010.
[18] V. Bianco, O. Manca, S. Nardini, "Numerical investigation on
nanofluids turbulent convection heat transfer inside a circular tube",
Article in Press, 2010.
[19] M. Akbari, N. Galanis, A. Behzadmehr, "Comparative analysis of single
and two-phase models for CFD studies of nanofluid heat transfer", 50,
1343 - 1354, 2011.
[20] V. Gnielinski, New equations for heat and mass transfer in turbulent
pipe and channel flow, Int. Chem. Eng. 16, 359-368, 1976.
[21] F.M. White, Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw Hill, New York, 1991.
[22] E.N. Seider, G.E. Tate, "Heat transfer and pressure drop of liquid in
tubes", Ind. Eng. Chem. 28 (12), 1429-1435, 1936.
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equipments. Water, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are some
of the common heat transfer fluids. Over the years, in an attempt to
reduce the size of the equipment and/or efficiency of the process,
various techniques have been employed to improve the heat transfer
rate of these fluids. Surface modification, use of inserts and
increased fluid velocity are some examples of heat transfer
enhancement techniques. Addition of milli or micro sized particles
to the heat transfer fluid is another way of improving heat transfer
rate. Though this looks simple, this method has practical problems
such as high pressure loss, clogging and erosion of the material of
construction. These problems can be overcome by using nanofluids,
which is a dispersion of nanosized particles in a base fluid.
Nanoparticles increase the thermal conductivity of the base fluid
manifold which in turn increases the heat transfer rate. In this work,
the heat transfer enhancement using aluminium oxide nanofluid has
been studied by computational fluid dynamic modeling of the
nanofluid flow adopting the single phase approach.", keywords = "Heat transfer intensification, nanofluid, CFD,friction factor", volume = "5", number = "9", pages = "1799-5", }
