Natural convection from a bottom heated of an asymmetrical U-shaped enclosure with nano-encapsulated phase change material
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Abstract
In the current study, free convection of a hybrid nanofluid in asymmetrical U-shaped enclosure is studied numerically. The bottom plate is heated and the top U-shaped walls is cooled, while the other walls are insulated. The cold basin moves along the horizontal centerline that measure the asymmetrically shape. The hybrid nanofluid is formed of a phase-change material (PCM) suspended in the water. The PCM utilize polyurethane as the protective case and nonadecane inside. The core absorb or release thermal energy in the shape of latent heat. The nanoparticle concentration, asymmetrical parameter, aspect ratio, fusion temperature and Rayleigh number have been investigated in detail. The results shows that the global heat transfer performance can be enhanced more than 9% by adding 1% nano-capsules volume fraction. Symmetry U-shaped does not give the maximum heat transfer performance and changing the basin location has small effect the heat transfer enhancement at moderate aspect ratio and fusion temperature.
Keywords
Free convection, Hybrid nanofluids, NEPCM particles, Phase change heat transfer, U-shaped
Divisions
MathematicalSciences
Funders
Universiti Malaya (IIRG006C19IISS)
Publication Title
Journal of Energy Storage
Volume
38
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher Location
RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS