Flow field, heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid in a microchannel using the finite volume method

Kerdarian, Majid; Kianpour, Ehsan

doi:10.22061/JCARME.2018.794

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Majid Kerdarian ¹
Ehsan Kianpour ²

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

² Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad university

https://doi.org/10.22061/JCARME.2018.794

Abstract

In this study, the finite volume method and the SIMPLER algorithm is employed to investigate forced convection and entropy generation of Cu-water nanofluid in a parallel plate microchannel. There are four obstacles through the microchannel, and the slip velocity and temperature jump boundary conditions are considered in the governing equations to increase the accuracy of modeling. The study is conducted for the Reynolds numbers in the range of 0.1<Re<10, Knudsen numbers ranging of 0<Kn<0.1, and volume fraction of nanoparticles ranging of 0<φ

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

20.1001.1.22287922.2019.8.2.9.6

Main Subjects

Heat and Mass Transfer

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