Abstract
In this study, heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of water based nanofluids with low volumetrical concentrations (Ø=0.0025 and 0.005) in microchannel under constant heat flux boundary conditions have been investigated. Nanofluids will be prepared by the addition of TiO2 nano sized particles into deionized water chosen as base fluid in two different volumetric ratios, and, the effects of parameters like flow velocity and particle volume fraction on heat transfer will be analyzed experimentally. The results have been presented with respect to convection heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. It is concluded that nano sized TiO2 particles in the base fluid have provided higher heat transfer and have not caused an excessive increase in pressure drop with respect to pure water. Convection heat transfer coefficient has also increased with an increase in the volume fraction.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 |
| Publisher | Begell House Inc. |
| Pages | 1617-1630 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781567004311 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 - New York City, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2015 → 12 Aug 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference |
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| Volume | 2015-August |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2379-1748 |
Conference
| Conference | 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New York City |
| Period | 9/08/15 → 12/08/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Begell House Inc.. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Heat transfer
- Microchannel
- Pressure drop
- TiO2-water nanofluid