Review of single-phase and two-phase nanofluid heat transfer in macro-channels and micro-channels

G Liang, I Mudawar - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review of published literature concerning heat transfer
benefits of nanofluids for both macro-channels and micro-channels. Included are both …

Numerical study of convective heat transfer of nanofluids: a review

SM Vanaki, P Ganesan, HA Mohammed - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
The recent development of nanotechnology led to the concept of using suspended
nanoparticles in heat transfer fluids to improve the heat transfer coefficient of the base fluids …

Application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for nanofluids

A Kamyar, R Saidur, M Hasanuzzaman - International Journal of Heat and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Evaluating the heat transfer enhancement due to the use of nanofluids has recently become
the center of interest for many researchers. This newly introduced category of cooling fluids …

Investigation of nanofluid mixed convection in a shallow cavity using a two-phase mixture model

M Goodarzi, MR Safaei, K Vafai, G Ahmadi… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Laminar and turbulent mixed convection heat transfer of water/Cu nanofluids in a
rectangular shallow cavity was studied utilizing a two-phase mixture model. The upper …

A review of thermal conductivity models for nanofluids

HŞ Aybar, M Sharifpur, MR Azizian… - Heat Transfer …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nanofluids, as new heat transfer fluids, are at the center of attention of researchers, while
their measured thermal conductivities are more than for conventional heat transfer fluids …

Numerical simulations of a parabolic trough solar collector with nanofluid using a two-phase model

E Kaloudis, E Papanicolaou, V Belessiotis - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates numerically, in terms of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), a
Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) system with nanofluid as the Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF). All …

Comparative analysis of single and two-phase models for CFD studies of nanofluid heat transfer

M Akbari, N Galanis, A Behzadmehr - International Journal of Thermal …, 2011 - Elsevier
CFD predictions of laminar mixed convection of Al 2 O 3–water nanofluids by single-phase
and three different two-phase models (volume of fluid, mixture, Eulerian) are compared. The …

Fluid flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian nanofluid in a microtube considering slip velocity and temperature jump boundary conditions

SA Sajadifar, A Karimipour, D Toghraie - European Journal of Mechanics-B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forced convection of non-Newtonian nanofluid, aqueous solution of carboxymethyl
cellulose (CMC)–Aluminum oxide through a microtube is studied numerically. The length …

An experimental investigation on the effect of Al2O3/distilled water nanofluid on the energy efficiency of evacuated tube solar collector

J Ghaderian, NAC Sidik - International Journal of heat and mass transfer, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to experimentally investigate the effect of using Al 2 O
3/distilled water nanofluid as the working fluid, on the thermal efficiency of all-glass passive …

Homotopy simulation of nanofluid dynamics from a non-linearly stretching isothermal permeable sheet with transpiration

MM Rashidi, N Freidoonimehr, A Hosseini, OA Bég… - Meccanica, 2014 - Springer
In this article we derive semi-analytical/numerical solutions for transport phenomena
(momentum, heat and mass transfer) in a nanofluid regime adjacent to a nonlinearly porous …