Forced Convection Boundary Layer Flow Past Nonisothermal Thin Needles in Nanofluids

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Grosan ◽  
I. Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

The classical problem of forced convection boundary layer flow and heat transfer past a needle with variable wall temperature using nanofluids is theoretically studied. The similarity equations are solved numerically for two types of metallic or nonmetallic, such as copper (Cu) and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles in the based fluid of water with the Prandtl number Pr=7 to investigate the effect of the solid volume fraction parameter ϕ of the fluid and heat transfer characteristics. The skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, and the velocity and temperature profiles are presented and discussed. It is found that the solid volume fraction affects the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics.

Mixed convection boundary layer flow along vertical thin needles in nanofluids

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radu Trimbitas ◽  
Teodor Grosan ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically study the problem of mixed convection boundary layer flow and heat transfer past a vertical needle with variable wall temperature using nanofluids. The similarity equations are solved numerically for copper nanoparticles in the based fluid of water to investigate the effect of the solid volume fraction parameter of the fluid and heat transfer characteristics. The skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, and the velocity and temperature profiles and are graphically presented and discussed. Design/methodology/approach – The transformed system of ordinary differential equations was solved using the function bvp4c from Matlab. The relative tolerance was set to 1e-10. For the study of the stability the authors also used the bvp4c function in combination with chebfun package from Matlab. Findings – It is found that the solid volume fraction affects the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics. The numerical results for a regular fluid and forced convection flow are compared with the corresponding results reported by Chen and Smith. The solutions exists up to a critical value of λ, beyond which the boundary layer separates from the surface and the solution based upon the boundary-layer approximations is not possible Originality/value – The paper describes how multiple (dual) solutions for the flow reversals are obtained. A stability analysis for this flow reversal has been also done showing that the lower solution branches are unstable, while the upper solution branches are stable.

Analysis of Forced Convection Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer Past a Semi-Infinite Static and Moving Flat Plate Using Nanofluids-by Haar Wavelets

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-117
Author(s):  
Vishwanath B. Awati ◽  
N. Mahesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Haar Wavelets ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

The paper presents, the steady state two-dimensional forced convection boundary layer flow of heat transfer past a semi-infinite static flat plate (Blasius problem) and moving flat plate (Sakiadis problem) in the water based nanofluid with various nanoparticles. The self-similar solution exists for the boundary layer equations and using suitable similarity variables, the governing equations have been converted into coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations (NODEs) with an infinite domain. The governing problems over an infinite interval were solved using semi-numerical technique which makes the use of power of Haar wavelets coupled with collocation method. The solutions obtained using wavelet methods have been confirmed to be more accurate as compared to other previously published results. The several physical interesting results of the problem are concentrated and verified through numerical schemes. Three different types of nonmetallic or metallic nanoparticles such as alumina (Al2O3), copper (Cu) and titania (TiO2) in the base fluid of water with Prandtl number Pr = 6.2, to study the effect of solid volume fraction parameter Φ of the nanofluids. The effect of local skin friction coefficients, Nusselt number, velocity and temperature profiles are plotted for various values of nanoparticle volume fractions and for different nanoparticles are analyzed in detail, the numerical results are presented in terms of Tables. It predicts that, the solid volume fraction affects the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics.

scholarly journals Marangoni Mixed Convection Boundary Layer Flow in a Nanofluid

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirah Remeli ◽  
Norihan Md Arifin ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Fudziah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Immiscible Fluids ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

The problem of Marangoni mixed convection boundary layer flow and heat transfer that can be formed along the interface of two immiscible fluids in a nanofluid is studied using different types of nanoparticles. Numerical solutions of the similarity equations are obtained using the shooting method. Three types of metallic or nonmetallic nanoparticles, namely copper (Cu), alumina (23AlO) and titania (2TiO) are consideredby using a water-based fluid to investigate the effect of the solid volume fraction or nanoparticle volume fraction parameter ϕ of the nanofluid. The influences of the interest parameters on the reduced velocity along the interface, velocity profiles as well as the reduced heat transfer at the interface and temperature profiles were presented in tables and figures.

scholarly journals The Effect of Heat Transfer on MHD Marangoni Boundary Layer Flow Past a Flat Plate in Nanofluid

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. V. S. R. K. Sastry ◽  
A. S. N. Murti ◽  
T. Poorna Kantha
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Similarity Transformations ◽  
Layer Flow

The problem of heat transfer on the Marangoni convection boundary layer flow in an electrically conducting nanofluid is studied. Similarity transformations are used to transform the set of governing partial differential equations of the flow into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Numerical solutions of the similarity equations are then solved through the MATLAB “bvp4c” function. Different nanoparticles like Cu, Al2O3, and TiO2 are taken into consideration with water as base fluid. The velocity and temperature profiles are shown in graphs. Also the effects of the Prandtl number and solid volume fraction on heat transfer are discussed.

scholarly journals Similarity Solution of Marangoni Convection Boundary Layer Flow over a Flat Surface in a Nanofluid

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihan Md. Arifin ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Layer Flow

The problem of steady Marangoni boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a flat plate in a nanofluid is studied using different types of nanoparticles. The general governing partial differential equations are transformed into a set of two nonlinear ordinary differential equations using unique similarity transformation. Numerical solutions of the similarity equations are obtained using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method. Three different types of nanoparticles are considered, namely, Cu, Al2O3, and TiO2, by using water as a base fluid with Prandtl numberPr=6.2. The effects of the nanoparticle volume fractionϕand the constant exponentmon the flow and heat transfer characteristics are obtained and discussed.

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