MNF 2016 Special Issue—Micro/Nanofluids

A special issue of Fluids (ISSN 2311-5521).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2017) | Viewed by 9074

Special Issue Editors

Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambuschini, 4a, 20156 Milano, Italy
Interests: computational fluid dynamics; multiphase flows; heat transfer
Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambuschini, 4a, 20156 Milano, Italy
Interests: computational fluid dynamics; turbulence; multiphase flows

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will publish selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Micro and Nano Flows, MNF2016 http://mnf2016.com/, hosted by the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, from 11–14 September, 2016. Manuscripts submitted to the journal Fluids should be extended by at least 30%–50% compared with the conference.

Micro and Nanofluid investigation is commonly used for heat transfer enhancement, increasing the thermal conductivity of heat transfer fluids in different fields, such as refrigeration, electronics, biomedical, heating and cooling of buildings, and energy power applications.
The Special Issue aims to collect contributions of the state-of-the-art of nanofluids investigation. The main focus of the volume is on single and multiphase flows without and with mass transfer by using theoretical, experimental, and numerical modeling approaches, included Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Contributions regarding the energy (refrigeration, energy power, etc.) and biomedical application are strongly encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Fabio Inzoli
Dr. Riccardo Mereu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • single phase flows
  • multiphase flows
  • experimental
  • numerical modeling
  • computational fluid dynamics

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Flow Configurations in a Y Splitting-Junction Microchannel
by Giorgia Sinibaldi and Giovanni P. Romano
Fluids 2017, 2(2), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids2020018 - 22 Apr 2017
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In the present work, the flow field in a splitting-junction micro channel with a Y shape, which is the simplest geometry to be employed for heat and mass transfer in micro-devices such as micro-heat-exchangers and micro-mixers, is investigated experimentally using micro Particle Image [...] Read more.
In the present work, the flow field in a splitting-junction micro channel with a Y shape, which is the simplest geometry to be employed for heat and mass transfer in micro-devices such as micro-heat-exchangers and micro-mixers, is investigated experimentally using micro Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV). The angular divergence in the Y splitting is changed, as well as the Reynolds number, in order to investigate the instantaneous and mean flow fields to determine which configurations are more suitable for practical applications. The results show that the flow configuration is strongly dependent on the Y shape angle, especially in the junction part, and that there is also a significant dependence on the Reynolds number. Full article
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Uncertainty Quantification at the Molecular–Continuum Model Interface
by Małgorzata J. Zimoń, Robert Sawko, David R. Emerson and Christopher Thompson
Fluids 2017, 2(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids2010012 - 21 Mar 2017
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Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are widely employed to study transport fluid properties. Observables measured at the atomistic level can serve as inputs for continuum calculations, allowing for improved analysis of phenomena involving multiple scales. In hybrid modelling, uncertainties present in the information transferred [...] Read more.
Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are widely employed to study transport fluid properties. Observables measured at the atomistic level can serve as inputs for continuum calculations, allowing for improved analysis of phenomena involving multiple scales. In hybrid modelling, uncertainties present in the information transferred across scales can have a significant impact on the final predictions. This work shows the influence of force-field variability on molecular measurements of the shear viscosity of water. In addition, the uncertainty propagation is demonstrated by quantifying the sensitivity of continuum velocity distribution to the particle-based calculations. The uncertainty is modelled with polynomial chaos expansion using a non-intrusive spectral projection strategy. The analysis confirms that low-order polynomial basis are sufficient to calculate the dispersion of observables. Full article
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