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Simulation par mécanique numérique des fluides (CFD) de l'amélioration du transfert de chaleur des nanofluides Al2O3/eau et Al2O3/éthylène glycol dans un radiateur de voiture.

CFD simulation of heat transfer enhancement of Al2O3/water and Al2O3/ethylene glycol nanofluids in a car radiator.

Auteurs : DELAVARI V., HASHEMABADI S. H.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

The present numerical study simulated turbulent and laminar flow heat transfer in nanofluids (Al2O3 particles in water and ethylene glycol-based fluid) passing through a flat tube in 3D using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for single and two-phase approaches. The advantages over pure base fluids were evaluated. Empirical correlations were used to calculate nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity as a function of the volumetric concentration of the nanoparticles. First, the Nusselt numbers of the pure water and pure ethylene glycol in flat tubes were compared with the experimental data. Next, the Nusselt numbers for both approaches were compared with those for experimental data at the same Reynolds number for different concentrations of nanoparticles. A small difference in the friction factors of the tube was observed between the two approaches and the Nusselt number for the two-phase model was markedly different from that for the single-phase model; however, the volumetric flow for the same heat transfer rate decreased and less pumping power was required for the nanofluids.

Détails

  • Titre original : CFD simulation of heat transfer enhancement of Al2O3/water and Al2O3/ethylene glycol nanofluids in a car radiator.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30014537
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 73 - n. 1
  • Date d'édition : 12/2014
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.07.061

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