Title of article
NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER IN A NANOFLUID FILLED INCLINED L-SHAPED ENCLOSURE
Author/Authors
SHEIKHOLESLAMI, M. babol noshirvani university of technology - Department of Mechanical Engineering, بابل, ايران , GORJI-BANDPY, M. babol noshirvani university of technology - Dept of Mechanical Eng, بابل, ايران , GANJI, D.D. babol noshirvani university of technology - Department of Mechanical Engineering, بابل, ايران , SOLEIMANI, S. Florida International University - Dept of Mechanical and Materials Eng, Florida
From page
217
To page
226
Abstract
In this investigation, Control Volume based Finite Element Method is applied to simulate the effects of different governing parameters on natural convection heat transfer in an inclined L-shape enclosure filled with Cu-water nanofluid. The numerical investigation is performed at a fixed Prandtl number (Pr) equal to 6.2 and various values of non-dimensional governing parameters namely, volume fraction of nanoparticles, Rayleigh number and different inclination angles. The results show that for Ra =10^4 the maximum and minimum average Nusselt number correspond to ζ = -45° and 45°, respectively, whereas an opposite trend is observed for Ra =10^5.
Keywords
Nanofluid , CVFEM , L , shape enclosure , natural convection , inclined enclosure
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Mechanical Engineering
Record number
2596518
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