Heat Transfer Enhancement in the Microscale: Optimization of Fluid Flow
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Brief Review on Optimization of Effects of Nanoparticles
2.1. Effects of Nanoparticles on Thermal Conductivity
2.2. Effects of Nanoparticles on Viscosity
2.3. Effects of Flow Regime on the Heat Transfer Coefficient
2.4. Optimization of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity Effects on Heat Transfer Coefficient
3. Experimental Setup
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Nanofluid Synthesis
4.2. Heat Transfer Measurement
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Symbol | Definition | Units |
---|---|---|
Thermal conductivity | (W/m·K) | |
Dynamic viscosity | (kg/m·s) | |
Density | (kg/m3) | |
Volume concentration of nanoparticles | (-) | |
Specific heat | (J/kg·K) | |
Weight concentration of nanoparticles | (-) | |
Heat flux | (W/m2) | |
Mass flow rate | (kg/s) | |
Temperature | (K) | |
Surface area | (m2) | |
Microchannel diameter | (m) | |
Distance from inlet | (m) | |
Heat transfer coefficient | (W/m2·K) | |
Subscripts | ||
Nanofluid | ||
Nanoparticle | ||
Base fluid | ||
Fluid | ||
Surface |
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Beck, J.; Palmer, M.; Inman, K.; Wohld, J.; Cummings, M.; Fulmer, R.; Scherer, B.; Vafaei, S. Heat Transfer Enhancement in the Microscale: Optimization of Fluid Flow. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203628
Beck J, Palmer M, Inman K, Wohld J, Cummings M, Fulmer R, Scherer B, Vafaei S. Heat Transfer Enhancement in the Microscale: Optimization of Fluid Flow. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(20):3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203628
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeck, Joshua, Michael Palmer, Kallie Inman, Jake Wohld, Marcus Cummings, Ryan Fulmer, Branden Scherer, and Saeid Vafaei. 2022. "Heat Transfer Enhancement in the Microscale: Optimization of Fluid Flow" Nanomaterials 12, no. 20: 3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203628