Numerical simulation of laminar nanofluids flow in curved duct with square cross-section.

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1 Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical and Vocational Univercity (TVU),Tehran, Iran.

2 Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran

10.48301/kssa.2024.427698.2775

Abstract

In this article, the forced displacement heat transfer of nanofluid flow in horizontal curved tubes with a four-sided cross-section, under heat flux, has been numerically simulated. A homogeneous nanofluid of aluminum oxide particles and water has been used as the based fluid. Continuity, momentum and energy equations and the control volume method are used to numerically solve the flow. In this study, the effects of secondary flows, centrifugal force, and buoyancy on the flow field are considered, and the effect of Reynolds number, volume fraction of nanoparticles, the effect of curved surface in different geometries on the amount of heat transfer and pressure drop is investigated. The results are presented in the cantour of flow and temperature parallel lines as well as Nusselt number and pressure graphs. Heat transfer and pressure drop in different concentrations of solid particles and different Reynolds numbers have been compared. The results show that by increasing the volume fraction of solid particles from 0 to 5%, the heat transfer increases up to 10% and the pressure drop increases by 100%. Also, by increasing the Reynolds number from 100 to 900, the heat transfer and pressure drop inside the knee increases up to two times. According to the results, the concave surface from inside the tube has a greater effect on heat transfer than the convex surface.

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Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 03 March 2024

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  • Receive Date: 11 December 2023
  • Revise Date: 25 January 2024
  • Accept Date: 02 March 2024

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