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Unsteady flow of variable viscosity Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids in a porous pipe with buoyancy force

Unsteady flow of variable viscosity Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids in a porous pipe with... Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the combined effects of buoyancy force and variable viscosity on unsteady flow and heat transfer of water-based nanofluid containing copper and alumina as nanoparticles through a porous pipe. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Boussinesq and boundary-layer approximations with Buongiorno nanofluid model. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations for the continuity, momentum and energy balance are formulated. The equations obtained are solved numerically using a semi-discretization finite difference method (know) as method of line coupled with Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg integration scheme. Findings – Numerical results for the skin-friction, heat transfer and for the velocity and temperature profiles are obtained. The results show that with suction, Cu-water produces higher skin friction and heat transfer rate than Al 2 O 3 -water. Both nanofluids velocity and temperature increase with a decrease in viscosity and an increase in buoyancy force intensity. Practical implications – Buoyancy-driven flow and heat transfer in porous geometries has many significant applications in industrial and engineering such as, electrical and microelectronic equipments, solar-collectors, geothermal engineering, petroleum reservoirs, thermal buildings insulation. This work provides very important information for researchers on this subject. Originality/value – This paper illustrates the effects of buoyancy force and temperature dependent on heat transfer and fluid flow problem using Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids in a porous pipe. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow Emerald Publishing

Unsteady flow of variable viscosity Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids in a porous pipe with buoyancy force

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Emerald Publishing
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0961-5539
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10.1108/HFF-09-2014-0286
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the combined effects of buoyancy force and variable viscosity on unsteady flow and heat transfer of water-based nanofluid containing copper and alumina as nanoparticles through a porous pipe. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Boussinesq and boundary-layer approximations with Buongiorno nanofluid model. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations for the continuity, momentum and energy balance are formulated. The equations obtained are solved numerically using a semi-discretization finite difference method (know) as method of line coupled with Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg integration scheme. Findings – Numerical results for the skin-friction, heat transfer and for the velocity and temperature profiles are obtained. The results show that with suction, Cu-water produces higher skin friction and heat transfer rate than Al 2 O 3 -water. Both nanofluids velocity and temperature increase with a decrease in viscosity and an increase in buoyancy force intensity. Practical implications – Buoyancy-driven flow and heat transfer in porous geometries has many significant applications in industrial and engineering such as, electrical and microelectronic equipments, solar-collectors, geothermal engineering, petroleum reservoirs, thermal buildings insulation. This work provides very important information for researchers on this subject. Originality/value – This paper illustrates the effects of buoyancy force and temperature dependent on heat transfer and fluid flow problem using Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids in a porous pipe.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 7, 2015

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