Effects of nanoparticles transport mechanisms on Al2O 3-water nanofluid natural convection in a square enclosure

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-62

  Sheikhzadeh, G A ^a   Dastmalchi, M ^a   Khorasanizadeh, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brownian diffusion; Dufour; Natural convection; Numerical study; Thermophoresis; Transport model; Variable properties

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN DIFFUSION; DUFOUR; NUMERICAL STUDY; TRANSPORT MODELS; VARIABLE PROPERTY;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMOPHORESIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84872800302     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. S. Lee, S.U.S. Choi, S. Li, and J.A. Eastman Measuring thermal conductivity of fluids containing oxide nanoparticles ASME Trans. J. Heat Transfer 121 1999 280 289
2. J.A. Eastman, S.U.S. Choi, W. Li, S. Yu, and L.J. Thompson Anomalously increased effective thermal conductivities of ethylene glycol-based nanofluids containing copper nanoparticles J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78 2001 718 720
3. Y. Xuan, and Q. Li Heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 21 2000 58 64
4. N. Putra, W. Roetzel, and S.K. Das Natural convection of nano-fluids Heat Mass Transfer 39 2003 775 784
5. D. Wen, and Y. Ding Experimental investigation into convective heat transfer of nanofluids at the entrance region under laminar flow conditions Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 47 2004 5181 5188
6. C.J. Ho, W.K. Liu, Y.S. Chang, and C.C. Lin Natural convection heat transfer of alumina-water nanofluid in vertical square enclosures: an experimental study Int. J. Thermal Sci. 49 2010 1345 1353
7. K. Khanafer, K. Vafai, and M. Lightstone Buoyancy-driven heat transfer enhancement in a two dimensional enclosure utilizing nanofluids Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 46 2003 3639 3653
8. R. Jou, and S. Tzdng Numerical research of nature convective heat transfer enhancement filled with nanofluids in rectangular enclosures Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer 33 2006 727 736
9. H.F. Oztop, and E. Abu-Nada Numerical study of natural convection in partially heated rectangular enclosure filled with nanofluids Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 29 2008 1326 1336
10. A. Abu-Nada, Z. Masoud, and A. Hijazi Natural convection heat transfer enhancement in horizontal concentric annuli using nanofluids Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer 35 2008 657 665
11. E. Abu-Nada, Z. Masoud, H.F. Oztop, and A. Campo Effect of nanofluid variable properties on natural convection in enclosures Int. J. Thermal Sci. 49 2010 479 491
12. G.A. Sheikhzadeh, A. Arefmanesh, M.H. Kheirkhah, and R. Abdollahi Natural convection of Cu-water nanofluid in a cavity with partially active side walls Eur. J. Mech. B/Fluids 30 2011 166 176
13. R.F. Probstein Physicochemical Hydrodynamics second ed. 2003 Wiley Interscience, Hoboken New Jersey
14. J. Tyndall On dust and disease Proc. R. Inst. 6 1870 1 14
15. R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart, and E.N. Lightfoot Transport Phenomena second ed. 1960 Wiley New York
16. J. Buongiorno Convective transports in nanofluids ASME Trans. J. Heat Transfer 128 2006 240 250
17. 3 nanofluids in fully developed laminar flow regime Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 52 2009 193 199
18. A.V. Kuznetsov, and D.A. Nield Natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate Int. J. Thermal Sci. 49 2010 243 247
19. P. Rana, and R. Bhargava Flow and heat transfer of a nanofluid over a nonlinearly stretching sheet: a numerical study Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simul 17 2012 212 226
20. H.A. Pakravan, and M. Yaghoubi Combined thermophoresis, Brownian motion and Dufour effects on natural convection of nanofluids Int. J. Thermal Sci. 50 2011 394 402
21. H. Aminfar, and M.R. Haghgoo Brownian motion and thermophoresis effects on natural convection of alumina-water nanofluid J. Mech. Eng. Sci. 6 2012 1 11
22. Z. Haddad, E. Abu-Nada, H.F. Oztop, and A. Mataoui Natural convection in nanofluids: are the thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects significant in nanofluid heat transfer enhancement? Int. J. Thermal Sci. 57 2012 1 11
23. Y. Xuan, and W. Roetzel Conceptions for heat transfer correlation of nanofluids Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 43 2000 3701 3707
24. S.K. Das, S.U.S. Choi, W. Yu, and T. Pradeep Nanofluids Science and Technology 2008 John Wiley & Sons New Jersey
25. A. Mokmeli, and M. Saffar-Avval Prediction of nanofluid convective heat transfer using the dispersion model Int. J. Thermal Sci. 49 2010 471 478
26. K. Khanafer, and K. Vafai A critical synthesis of thermophysical characteristics of nanofluids Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 54 2011 4410 4428
27. J.C. Maxwell A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism third ed. 1954 Dover New York
28. R.L. Hamilton, and O.K. Crosser Thermal conductivity of heterogeneous two component systems Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam. 1 1962 187 191
29. A. Einstein Eine neue bestimmung der molekul-dimension A new determination of the molecular dimensions Ann. Phys. 19 1906 289 306
30. A. Einstein Berichtigung zu meiner arbeit: Eine neue bestimmung der molekul-dimension Correction of my work: a new determination of the molecular dimensions Ann. Phys. 34 1911 591 592
31. H.C. Brinkman The viscosity of concentrated suspensions and solutions J. Chem. Phys. 20 1952 571
32. G. Batchelor The effect of Brownian motion on the bulk stress in a suspension of spherical particles J. Fluid Mech. 83 1977 97 117
33. M. Corcione Empirical correlating equations for predicting the effective thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of nanofluids Energy Conv. Manage. 52 2011 789 793
34. Z. Alloui, P. Vasseur, and M. Reggio Natural convection of nanofluids in a shallow cavity heated from below Int. J. Thermal Sci. 50 2010 1 9
35. F. Zheng Thermophoresis of spherical and non-spherical particles: a review of theories and experiments Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 97 2002 255 278
36. J. Aitken On the formation of small clear spaces in dusty air Royal Soc. Edin. 32 1884 239 272
37. S.R. De Groot, and P. Mazur Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics first ed. 1969 Dover New York
38. A. Bijan Convection Heat Transfer third ed. 1984 Wiley NewYork
39. S.V. Patankar Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow second ed. Hemisphere 1980 McGraw-Hill Washington DC