A square with a thermal square column is a simple but nontrivial research prototype for nanofluid research. However, until now, the effects of the temperature of the square column on the heat and mass transfer of nano...A square with a thermal square column is a simple but nontrivial research prototype for nanofluid research. However, until now, the effects of the temperature of the square column on the heat and mass transfer of nanofluids have not been revealed comprehensively, especially on entropy generation. To deepen insight into this important field, the natural convection of the SiO2-water nanofluid in a square cavity with a square thermal column is studied numerically in this study. The effects of the thermal column temperature （T = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5）, the Rayleigh number （ranging from 103 to 106）, and the volume fraction of the nanoparticle （varying from 0.01 to 0.04） on the fluid flow, heat transfer, and entropy generation are investigated, respectively. It is found that, no matter at a low or high Rayleigh number, the volume fraction of the nanoparticle shows no considerable effects on the flow field and temperature field for all the temperatures of the thermal column. With an increase in the volume fraction, the mean Nusselt number increases slightly. At the same time, it is found that, with an increase in the temperature of the thermal column, the average Nusselt number gradually decreases at all values of the Rayleigh number. Meanwhile, it is found that, at a high Rayleigh number, the heat transfer mechanism is the main parameter affecting the increase in the total entropy generation rather than the volume fraction. In addition, no matter at a high or low Rayleigh number, when T = 0.5, the total entropy generation is the minimum.展开更多
Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil vi...Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.展开更多
The present study is devoted to numerical analysis of natural convective heat transfer and fluid flow of alumina-water nanofluid in an inclined wavy-walled cavity under the effect of non-uniform heating. A single-phas...The present study is devoted to numerical analysis of natural convective heat transfer and fluid flow of alumina-water nanofluid in an inclined wavy-walled cavity under the effect of non-uniform heating. A single-phase nanofluid model with experimental correlations for the nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity has been included in the mathematical model. The considered governing equations formulated in dimensionless stream function, vorticity, and temperature have been solved by the finite difference method. The cavity inclination angle and irregular walls(wavy and undulation numbers)are very good control parameters for the heat transfer and fluid flow. Nowadays, optimal parameters are necessary for the heat transfer enhancement in different practical applications. The effects of the involved parameters on the streamlines and isotherms as well as on the average Nusselt number and nanofluid flow rate have been analyzed. It has been found that the heat transfer rate and fluid flow rate are non-monotonic functions of the cavity inclination angle and undulation number.展开更多
Achieving broadband solar thermal absorption via dilute nanofluids is still a daunting challenge since the absorption peaks of common metal particles are usually located in the visible part of the radiation spectrum.T...Achieving broadband solar thermal absorption via dilute nanofluids is still a daunting challenge since the absorption peaks of common metal particles are usually located in the visible part of the radiation spectrum.This paper aims to present the results of experimental investigations on the thermal performance of heat pipe-type evacuated solar collectors.The experimented system consists of 15 tubes,providing the hot nanofluid to 100-L storage in a closed flow loop.The solar collector with a gross area of 2.1 m^(2)is part of the solar hot water test system located in Baghdad-Iraq.Al2O3 nanofluid at 0.5%volume concentration in water as working fluid was used in three flow rates of 3.3,6.6,and 10 L/min over two months,March and April.The experimental results indicated that maximum solar irradiation was 1070 and 1270 W/m^(2)in March and April,respectively.The maximum daily average of rate heat gain 11,270 and 12,040 W was recorded in March and April,respectively.In terms of the best operational flow rate,the system performs better at 3.3 L/min nanofluid flow rate.For the considered study period,the average monthly maximum energy efficiencies of the solar collector in March and April were 86%and 80%,respectively.展开更多
The current work seeks to examine numerical heat transfer by using a complicated channel with a trapezoid shape hanging in the channel.This channel demonstrates two-dimensional laminar flow,forced convective flow,and ...The current work seeks to examine numerical heat transfer by using a complicated channel with a trapezoid shape hanging in the channel.This channel demonstrates two-dimensional laminar flow,forced convective flow,and incompressible flow.To explore the behavior of heat transfer in complex channels,several parameters,such as the constant Prandtl number(Pr=6.9),volume fraction(ϕ)equal to(0.02 to 0.04),Cauchy number(Ca)equal to(10^(-4) to 10^(-8)),and Reynolds number equal to(60 to 160)were utilized.At the complex channel,different elastic walls are used in different locations,with case A being devoid of an elastic wall,cases B and C each having three elastic walls before and after the trapezoid shape,respectively,and case D having six elastic walls.The geometry of a complicated channel with varying L2/H2 and B/H2 ratios is investigated.The trouble was solved using the FEM with the ALE technique.The results showed that the best case with an elastic wall is reached for B/H2=0.8 and L2/H2=3.When compared to the channel without a flexible wall in case A,the highest reading for Nusselt was recorded at case C with a percentage of 34.5 percent,followed by case B(31.4 percent)and then case D(21.5 percent).It also has the highest Nusselt number reading at Ca=10^(-4) and Re=160,or about 6.4 when compared to Ca=10^(-5) and Ca=10^(-8).In case A,ΔP increases as the Re grows;however,in cases B and C,the ΔP reduces as the Re increases,but in case D,the ΔP increases with increasing Re.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51176061)the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research,Technological Development and Demonstration(No.600371)+1 种基金el Ministerio de Economíay Competitividad(No.COFUND2014-51509)el Ministerio de Educacíon,Culturay Deporte(No.CEI-15-17)
文摘A square with a thermal square column is a simple but nontrivial research prototype for nanofluid research. However, until now, the effects of the temperature of the square column on the heat and mass transfer of nanofluids have not been revealed comprehensively, especially on entropy generation. To deepen insight into this important field, the natural convection of the SiO2-water nanofluid in a square cavity with a square thermal column is studied numerically in this study. The effects of the thermal column temperature （T = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5）, the Rayleigh number （ranging from 103 to 106）, and the volume fraction of the nanoparticle （varying from 0.01 to 0.04） on the fluid flow, heat transfer, and entropy generation are investigated, respectively. It is found that, no matter at a low or high Rayleigh number, the volume fraction of the nanoparticle shows no considerable effects on the flow field and temperature field for all the temperatures of the thermal column. With an increase in the volume fraction, the mean Nusselt number increases slightly. At the same time, it is found that, with an increase in the temperature of the thermal column, the average Nusselt number gradually decreases at all values of the Rayleigh number. Meanwhile, it is found that, at a high Rayleigh number, the heat transfer mechanism is the main parameter affecting the increase in the total entropy generation rather than the volume fraction. In addition, no matter at a high or low Rayleigh number, when T = 0.5, the total entropy generation is the minimum.
文摘Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.
基金supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation(No.13.6542.2017/6.7)supported from the grant PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0036,UEFISCDI,Romania
文摘The present study is devoted to numerical analysis of natural convective heat transfer and fluid flow of alumina-water nanofluid in an inclined wavy-walled cavity under the effect of non-uniform heating. A single-phase nanofluid model with experimental correlations for the nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity has been included in the mathematical model. The considered governing equations formulated in dimensionless stream function, vorticity, and temperature have been solved by the finite difference method. The cavity inclination angle and irregular walls(wavy and undulation numbers)are very good control parameters for the heat transfer and fluid flow. Nowadays, optimal parameters are necessary for the heat transfer enhancement in different practical applications. The effects of the involved parameters on the streamlines and isotherms as well as on the average Nusselt number and nanofluid flow rate have been analyzed. It has been found that the heat transfer rate and fluid flow rate are non-monotonic functions of the cavity inclination angle and undulation number.
基金The University of Technology,specifically the Department of Electromechanical Engineering,provided invaluable assistance during the experimental work,for which the authors are quite grateful.
文摘Achieving broadband solar thermal absorption via dilute nanofluids is still a daunting challenge since the absorption peaks of common metal particles are usually located in the visible part of the radiation spectrum.This paper aims to present the results of experimental investigations on the thermal performance of heat pipe-type evacuated solar collectors.The experimented system consists of 15 tubes,providing the hot nanofluid to 100-L storage in a closed flow loop.The solar collector with a gross area of 2.1 m^(2)is part of the solar hot water test system located in Baghdad-Iraq.Al2O3 nanofluid at 0.5%volume concentration in water as working fluid was used in three flow rates of 3.3,6.6,and 10 L/min over two months,March and April.The experimental results indicated that maximum solar irradiation was 1070 and 1270 W/m^(2)in March and April,respectively.The maximum daily average of rate heat gain 11,270 and 12,040 W was recorded in March and April,respectively.In terms of the best operational flow rate,the system performs better at 3.3 L/min nanofluid flow rate.For the considered study period,the average monthly maximum energy efficiencies of the solar collector in March and April were 86%and 80%,respectively.
文摘The current work seeks to examine numerical heat transfer by using a complicated channel with a trapezoid shape hanging in the channel.This channel demonstrates two-dimensional laminar flow,forced convective flow,and incompressible flow.To explore the behavior of heat transfer in complex channels,several parameters,such as the constant Prandtl number(Pr=6.9),volume fraction(ϕ)equal to(0.02 to 0.04),Cauchy number(Ca)equal to(10^(-4) to 10^(-8)),and Reynolds number equal to(60 to 160)were utilized.At the complex channel,different elastic walls are used in different locations,with case A being devoid of an elastic wall,cases B and C each having three elastic walls before and after the trapezoid shape,respectively,and case D having six elastic walls.The geometry of a complicated channel with varying L2/H2 and B/H2 ratios is investigated.The trouble was solved using the FEM with the ALE technique.The results showed that the best case with an elastic wall is reached for B/H2=0.8 and L2/H2=3.When compared to the channel without a flexible wall in case A,the highest reading for Nusselt was recorded at case C with a percentage of 34.5 percent,followed by case B(31.4 percent)and then case D(21.5 percent).It also has the highest Nusselt number reading at Ca=10^(-4) and Re=160,or about 6.4 when compared to Ca=10^(-5) and Ca=10^(-8).In case A,ΔP increases as the Re grows;however,in cases B and C,the ΔP reduces as the Re increases,but in case D,the ΔP increases with increasing Re.
