Thermal enhancement effects of buoyancy-driven heat transfer of hybrid nanofluid confined in a tilted u-shaped cavity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2022
Abstract
In this manuscript, the analysis of buoyancy-driven heat transfer of copper-alumina/water hybrid nanofluid in a U-shaped enclosure under the influence of cavity inclination is extensively studied numerically. The dimensionless governing equations are formed by using dimensionless variables. The domain is discretized to a finite number of the Lagrange three-node triangular element, and the finite element method is employed with the Galerkin-weighted residual algorithm to compute and solve the problem. The Newton-Raphson method is employed as a convergence criterion for each iteration. Numerical and experimental validation of the previously published data is conducted with the present results to verify the stability and reliability of the numerical procedure and results. The effect of the lid tilting angle on the heat transfer performance of the enclosure is extensively explored in the manuscript. The streamlines, isotherms, local and average Nusselt numbers as well as the vertical and horizontal velocity of the fluid are plotted for a variation of the Rayleigh number up to 10(6). The analysis of the effect of fluid velocity on the fluid flow and thermal distribution pattern are discussed with relation to the overall heat transfer capability within the domain. It is found that hybrid nanofluid enhances the heat transfer rate within the enclosure. The highest heat transfer performance is at an inclination angle of 40 degrees <= Theta <= 60 degrees. The results presented in the manuscript will be useful in the manufacturing processes involving electronics such as laptops and smartphones.
Keywords
Buoyancy-driven, Thermodynamics, Hybrid nanofluid, Inclination, U-shaped cavity
Divisions
mathematics,MathematicalSciences
Funders
Ministry of Education, Malaysia,Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) [FP020-2020 (FRGS/1/2020/STG06/UM/02/6)],Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant (IIRG) [IIRG006C-19IISS]
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Volume
15
Issue
2
Publisher
Isfahan University of Technology
Publisher Location
MECHANICAL ENGINEEING DEPT, JAFM OFFICE, ISFAHAN, 84156-83111, IRAN