NUMERICAL STUDY ON HEAT TRANSFER IN MHD COUETTE FLOW WITH CONDUCTING WALLS

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Dipjyoti Sarma ◽  
Rupjit Saikia
Author(s):  
Ahmada Omar Ali ◽  
Oluwole Daniel Makinde ◽  
Yaw Nkansah-Gyekye

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate numerically the unsteady MHD Couette flow and heat transfer of viscous, incompressible and electrically conducting nanofluids between two parallel plates in a rotating channel. Design/methodology/approach – The nanofluid is set in motion by the combined action of moving upper plate, Coriolis force and the constant pressure gradient. The channel rotates in unison about an axis normal to the plates. The nonlinear governing equations for velocity and heat transfer are obtained and solved numerically using semi-discretization, shooting and collocation (bvp4c) techniques together with Runge-Kutta Fehlberg integration scheme. Findings – Results show that both magnetic field and rotation rate demonstrate significant effect on velocity and heat transfer profiles in the system with Cu-water nanofluid demonstrating the highest velocity and heat transfer efficiency. These numerical results are in excellent agreements with the results obtained by other methods. Practical implications – This paper provides a very useful source of information for researchers on the subject of hydromagnetic nanofluid flow in rotating systems. Originality/value – Couette flow of nanofluid in the presence of applied magnetic field in a rotating channel is investigated.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-446
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Chandrawat ◽  
Varun Joshi ◽  
O. Anwar Bég

The hydrodynamics of immiscible micropolar fluids are important in a variety of engineering problems, including biofluid dynamics of arterial blood flows, pharmacodynamics, Principle of Boundary layers, lubrication technology, short waves for heat-conducting fluids, sediment transportation, magnetohydrodynamics, multicomponent hydrodynamics, and electrohydrodynamic. Motivated by the development of biological fluid modeling and medical diagnosis instrumentation, this article examines the collective impacts of ion slip, viscous dissipation, Joule heating, and Hall current on unsteady generalized magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Couette flow of two immiscible fluids. Two non-Newtonian incompressible magnetohydrodynamic micropolar and micropolar dusty (fluid-particle suspension) fluids are considered in a horizontal duct with heat transfer. No-slip boundary conditions are assumed at the channel walls and constant pressure gradient. Continuous shear stress and fluid velocity are considered across the interface between the two immiscible fluids. The coupled partial differential equations are formulated for fluids and particle phases and the velocities, temperatures, and microrotation profiles are obtained. Under the physically realistic boundary and interfacial conditions, the Modified cubic-Bspline differential quadrature approach (MCB-DQM) is deployed to obtain numerical results. The influence of the magnetic, thermal, and other pertinent parameters, i.e. Hartmann magnetic number, Eckert (dissipation) number, Reynolds number, Prandtl number, micropolar material parameters, Hall and ion-slip parameters, particle concentration parameter, viscosity ratio, density ratio, and time on velocity, microrotation, and temperature characteristics are illustrated through graphs. The MCB-DQM is found to be in good agreement with accuracy and the skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are also explored. It is found that fluids and particle velocities are reduced with increasing Hartmann numbers whereas they are elevated with increment in ion-slip and Hall parameters. Temperatures are generally enhanced with increasing Eckert number and viscosity ratio. The simulations are relevant to nuclear heat transfer control, MHD energy generators, and electromagnetic multiphase systems in chemical engineering.


Author(s):  
R Ellahi ◽  
E Shivanian ◽  
S Abbasbandy ◽  
T. Hayat

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the generalized Couette flow of Eyring-Powell fluid. The paper aims to discuss diverse issues befell for the heat transfer, magnetohydrodynamics and slip. Design/methodology/approach – A hybrid technique based on pseudo-spectral collocation is applied for the solution of nonlinear resulting system. Findings – Viscous fluid results which are yet not available can be taken as a limiting case of presented problem. The results for the case of Hartmann flow can be obtained as a special case when plate velocity is zero, i.e. pressure gradient induced flow. The results for the zero fluid slip and no thermal slip also become special cases of this work, and the results can be recovered by setting, and to zero. These solutions are valid not only for small but also for large values of all emerging parameters. Originality/value – This model is investigated for the first time, as the authors know.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Liu ◽  
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Mohammed Mohammedsalih ◽  
Amponsah-Gyenin Nana Kofi ◽  
Shi-cheng Ding ◽  
...  

Heat transfer enhancement is by far an important component in the design of numerous industrial applications of Taylor-Couette flow including electric motors and particularly rotating machinery. To optimize the performances of these machines, superior knowledge of the fluid flow is vital to better estimate the heat transfer distribution. This study will specifically consider the effect the slit number and width possess on the distribution of turbulent Taylor-Couette flow and the resulting heat transfer correlation in the annulus of two concentric cylinders under varying conditions. A numerical simulation method is intended for the study using varying slit structure parameters of widths (2.5 ≤ w ≤ 7.5) mm and fitted with 6, 9 and 12 number of slits. The slit effect is then investigated under both isotherm and non-isotherm conditions considering the interactions between fluid flow regions in the mainstream area and the annulus. The small-scale vortex that appears in the annulus region improves the heat transferability between the fluid in the annulus and the main region as well as the heat transfer performance of the model with a gradual increase in Reynolds number.


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