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Experimental Investigation of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics EP NuCor 0009-1
Experimental Investigation of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics EP NuCor 0009-1
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Article history: In the present study, hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of g-Al2O3 nanoparticles inside
Received 22 May 2012 a circular tube in laminar flow with constant heat flux was investigated. For this purpose, g-Al2O3
Received in revised form nanoparticles with 15 nm diameter and distilled water as base fluid were used. The primary objective is
11 June 2012
to evaluate the effect of different volume concentration on convective heat transfer. In addition, the effect
Accepted 5 July 2012
of volume concentration is also studied on friction factor. Increasing the particle volume fraction leads to
Available online 14 August 2012
enhancement of convective heat transfer coefficient. Results revealed that the average heat transfer
coefficient increased 6.8% with 0.5% volume concentration and enhanced 19.1% at 1% volume concen-
Keywords:
Convective heat transfer
tration in comparison with distilled water. More the heat flux is more the heat transfer coefficient is.
g-Al2O3 nanofluids From the results, there is no significant change of friction factor for nanofluids in comparison with base
Pipe laminar flow fluid. A new correlation was proposed based on our experimental observation in order to present a deep
Thermal entrance length insight into the current issue.
Ó 2012 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
same equipment. This rapid augmentation causes by some reasons transfer for 45 nm particle were greater than that of 150 nm
including the enhancement of thermal conductivity, particle re- particles.
arrangement, shear stress abating, flatting of the thermal By taking thermophysical properties of nanofluids greatly
boundary layer thickness caused by the nanoparticles and the very depend on physical properties and type of nanoparticles being used
high aspect ratio of the carbon nanotubes. The convective heat into consideration, there is a widespread need for more studies and
transfer performance of graphite nanofluids in laminar flow experimental correlations for predicting heat transfer properties of
through a circular tube was also studied experimentally by Yang different kinds of nanofluids. As Anoop et al. indicated that “It may
et al. [9] .They concluded that heat transfer coefficient increases in be mentioned that rather than practical usage, this correlation is
laminar flow condition due to the addition of nanoparticles. On the a framework on which future correlations over wider range of
other hand, the results were much less than that obtained by the parameters can be built with greater amount of experimental data”.
correlation based on static thermal conductivity measurements. In the present paper convective heat transfer performance and
Hence, they focused their studies on developing a suitable corre- properties of Al2O3/water nanofluid in laminar flow through
lation for describing the heat transfer properties of the nanofluids. a circular tube with constant heat flux conditions are being
He et al. [10] studied heat transfer behavior of aqueous TiO2/water experimentally studied. Owing to the fact that nanofluids play
nanofluids experimentally through a vertical tube in both laminar important role in enhancement of heat transfer in fluid flows,
and turbulent flow. Their studies showed that for identical Re authors try to draw a thorough portrait of these kind of fluids heat
numbers and particle size, the heat transfer coefficient is enhanced transfer behavior in laminar flow. Lastly, a new correlation devel-
by increasing particle volume fraction in both flow systems. They oped for calculating the Nusselt number. Finally this correlation
also discussed the effects of pressure drop and particle size on was compared with existing correlations for alumina oxide in
convective heat transfer coefficient. The first experimental studies laminar regime.
on flow and heat transfer properties of TiO2/water nanofluids in
double flow heat exchangers were carried out by Duangthongsuk 2. Experimental procedure
and Wongwises [11] in which they found that the nanofluid
convective heat transfer coefficient is enhanced only slightly 2.1. Selection and preparation of the nanofluid
compared to the base fluid with slight pressure drop occurs
compared to the base fluid. Using similar equipment, the same The stability and thermophysical properties of the nanofluid
group [12] studied the effect of various thermophysical models on directly depend on the size, morphology, type and physical prop-
predicting the forced convective heat transfer performance of erties of the nanoparticles being used. Studies show that Al2O3/
nanofluids. Their findings showed that different thermophysical water nanofluids have greater heat transfer capabilities. Therefore,
models have little effect on the calculated heat transfer coefficient Al2O3 nanoparticles will be used here (from TECNAN Company)
of the nanofluid and that the reliability factor and accuracy of the [14]. Table 1 presents the physical properties of the particles.
experimentally obtained heat transfer coefficient is more likely In Fig. 2, TEM image was provided by the research support center
affected by the calibration of the equipment than the thermo- of the University of Alconte, using a JEOL, MOD.JEM2010, and the
physical property model used. Experiments on the developing XRD image was provided by a Bruke D-8 Advance shown in Fig. 1,
region of Al2O3/water nanofluid under constant heat flux were indicates the particle diameter to be in the range of 10e20 nm.
carried out by Anoop et al. [13] to determine the effect of nano- Hence, we consider the average particle size to be 15 nm.
particle size on convective heat transfer. Two different particle sizes Al2O3/water nanofluids with 0.5% and 1% volume fractions were
(45 and 150 nm) in which it was found that the convective heat prepared using distilled water as base fluid. The nanofluids were
Table 1
Physical properties of the Al2O3 nanoparticles.
Chemical formula Color Morphology Crystal phase Specific surface area (SSA) True density Pore volume Average pore size
g-Al2O3 White Spherical Gamma 90e160 m2/g 3.65 g/cc 0.391 cc/g 133.64
A
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hðxÞd
NuðxÞ ¼ (7)
k
q00
hðxÞ ¼ (8)
Tw Tf
x
where q00
is the heat flux, Tw and Tf are the wall and fluid temper-
atures respectively and x is the axial distance from test section inlet.
Heat flux was calculated from below:
Q
q00 ¼ (9)
pdL
where d is the tube diameter, L the test section length and Q the
heat transfer rate which is obtained by Equation (10).
Q1 þ Q2
Q ¼ (10)
Fig. 2. TEM image of the Al2O3 nanoparticles. 2
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where Q1 is the heat transfer rate from the AC power unit and Q2 is q00
h ¼ (14)
the heat transfer rate measured from the working fluid. Tw Tf
V2 where T w is the average wall temperature and T f is the average wall
Q1 ¼ Qloss (11)
R bulk temperature of fluid.
where V is the AC power unit voltage, R is the nickel chrome wire The pressure drop can be calculated using Equation (15).
resistance and Qloss is the heat loss. Measurements showed Qloss to
be about 2%e4%: L V2
h ¼ f (15)
D 2g
_ p ðTout Tin Þ
Q2 ¼ mC (12)
where Tout and Tin are the outlet and inlet temperatures, respec- 4. Results and discussion
tively. Using the principle of conservation of energy, the tempera-
ture profile inside the tube can be described by: 4.1. Validation of data
Fig. 5. Comparison between the experimental Nusselt number and Shah equation
Fig. 4. Schematic view of the test section. versus axial distance.
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agreement between the experimental results and those predicted Fig. 8. Convective heat transfer coefficient of Al2O3/water nanofluid along the test
by Shah equation. section for Re ¼ 1300.
8 1=3
>
< 3:303x* 1:00 x* 0:00005
1=3 x
Nux* ¼ 1:302x* 0:50 0:00005 x* 0:0015; x* ¼ (16)
>
: 0:506 41x D$Re$Pr
x* >0:001
4:364 þ 8:68 103 x* e *
The relationship between friction factor and Reynolds number heat transfer coefficient is. Due to mixing effect of particles near the
under constant temperature conditions in laminar flow is given by wall, Brownian motion, particle migration, re-arrangement of the
Equation (17). particles and reduction of boundary layer thickness, the enhance-
ment of convective heat transfer is obtained.
64
f ¼ (17)
Re
4.3. Axial position effect
Fig. 6 depicts the friction factor versus Re number under
ambient condition in laminar flow. As it is shown the experimental Fig. 8 illustrates the variation of convective heat transfer coef-
data had good agreement with Equation (17). ficient along the test tube for 0.5% and 1% volume fraction for
nanofluids and distilled water. In the Re ¼ 1300 and heat flux of
4.2. Convective heat transfer coefficient q00 ¼ 9000 w/m2, the maximum enhancement rate are achieved at
the inlet of test section or at lower x/d ratios. Therefore, in order to
Fig. 7 presents the variation of convective heat transfer coeffi- benefit from more evident effects of particle migration, the nano-
cient versus different Re numbers for nanofluids with 0.5% volume fluid should be utilized at low x/d ratios to attain higher thermal
fraction, 1% volume fraction and distilled water at axial location x/ displacement. The results indicated that nanofluid convective heat
d ¼ 56.86 in the q00 ¼ 9000 w/m2 heat flux. Results reveal that more transfer coefficient for 0.5% volume concentration and 1% volume
the particle concentration is more the enhancement of convective concentration enhanced in the rate of 10% and 24.5%, respectively,
at x/D ¼ 56.86. Based on our observation, higher distances from the
inlet of test section have a say in diminishing the rate of
Fig. 7. Convective heat transfer coefficient of water and nanofluid versus Re numbers Fig. 9. Effect of axial position on convective heat transfer coefficient of distilled water
at x/d ¼ 56.86. and nanofluid.
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Fig. 10. Convective heat transfer coefficient as a function of Re number for various heat Fig. 12. Comparing the correlation and experimental results.
fluxes.
5. Conclusion
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