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
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
