Natural Convection of Nanofluids in a Square Enclosure with a Protruding Heater
Joint Authors
Guiet, J.
Reggio, Marcelo
Vasseur, P.
Source
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper reports a numerical study on natural convection from a protruding heater located at the bottom of a square cavity filled with a copper-water nanofluid.
The vertical walls of the cavity are cooled isothermally; the horizontal ones are adiabatic, and the heater is attached to the bottom wall.
The heat source is assumed either to be isothermal or to have a constant heat flux.
The effective viscosity and thermal conductivity of the nanofluid are modeled according to Brinkman and Patel, respectively.
Numerical solutions of the full-governing equations, based on the lattice Boltzmann method, are obtained for a wide range of the governing parameters: the Rayleigh number, Ra; the Prandtl number,Pr; the geometrical parameters specifying the heater; the volume fraction of nanoparticles, Φ.
For a particular geometry, it has been found that, for a given Ra, heat transfer is enhanced with increasing Φ, independently of the thermal boundary condition applied on the heater.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guiet, J.& Reggio, Marcelo& Vasseur, P.. 2011. Natural Convection of Nanofluids in a Square Enclosure with a Protruding Heater. Advances in Mechanical Engineering،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guiet, J.…[et al.]. Natural Convection of Nanofluids in a Square Enclosure with a Protruding Heater. Advances in Mechanical Engineering No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Guiet, J.& Reggio, Marcelo& Vasseur, P.. Natural Convection of Nanofluids in a Square Enclosure with a Protruding Heater. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451213
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451213