Numerical Analysis of the Unsteady Mixed Convection of a Nanofluid in a Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger

Abstract:

In the present work, a numerical investigation of the unsteady mixed convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid in an annular cylindrical space is presented using the Buongiorno’s two-phase flow model. It deals with a concentric tube heat exchanger where the inner cylinder rotates with a constant frequency and is maintained at hot temperature, while the outer cylinder is cold. The aim of the present investigation is to highlight the effects of some parameters on the hydrodynamic, thermal and mass behavior of the considered nanofluid as well as on the system irreversibility, namely: the inertia (1 ⩽ Re ⩽ 20), the buoyancy (0 ⩽ Ri ⩽ 5), the mass diffusion (0.1 ⩽ Le ⩽ 10) and the vertical positions of the inner cylinder (-0.4 ⩽ H ⩽ 0.4). Moreover, at specific parameters, an optimal position in terms of heat transfer has been determined. The flow of the nanofluid is two-dimensional and governed by the equations of continuity, momentum, energy as well as volume fraction conservation. After performing a finite element method mesh test and validation with the literature, the Nusselt number and the entropy generation are discussed. The results show that the heat transfer rate and entropy generation increase with increasing values of Richardson and Reynolds number, especially when positioning the inner cylinder in the lower part. On the other hand, the nanoparticles migration under the thermophoretic diffusion decrease with the increase of the Lewis number, which consequent decrease of the heat transfer rate.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 429)
• Pages: 13-32
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1eZhC5
• Online since: December 2023
• Authors: Eugenia Rossi di Schio, Abderrahim Mokhefi, Andrea Natale Impiombato, Cesare Biserni*
• Keywords: Buongiorno’s Model, Entropy Generation, Mixed Convection, Nanofluid, Rotational Cylinder

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