A review of entropy generation in nanofluid flow

O Mahian, A Kianifar, C Kleinstreuer… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The development and use of nanofluids, ie, dilute suspensions of nanoparticles in liquids,
have found a wide range of applications in consumer products, nanomedicine, energy …

Entropy and entransy in convective heat transfer optimization: A review and perspective

X Chen, T Zhao, MQ Zhang, Q Chen - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
Performance improvement of convective heat transfer processes is significant for energy
conservation. Considering the trade-off between the heat transfer enhancement and the …

Buoyant convective flow and heat dissipation of Cu–H2O nanoliquids in an annulus through a thin baffle

BV Pushpa, M Sankar… - Journal of …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
This article numerically investigates the buoyant convective flow and thermal transport
enhancement of Cu–H2O nanoliquid in a differentially heated upright annulus having a thin …

Combination of nanofluid and inserts for heat transfer enhancement: gaps and challenges

S Rashidi, M Eskandarian, O Mahian… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Springer
Improving heat transfer is a critical subject for energy conservation systems which directly
affects economic efficiency of these systems. There are active and passive methods which …

Natural convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid around a circular baffle inside an inclined square cavity under thermal radiation and magnetic field effects

Z Li, AK Hussein, O Younis, M Afrand, S Feng - … Communications in Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
A numerical investigation of the free convection of the Al 2 O 3/water nanofluid was carried
out in a square cavity. The cavity was tilted and exposed to a constant horizontal magnetic …

Investigation of free convection heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid flow inside a cavity affected by magnetic field and thermal radiation

A Hajatzadeh Pordanjani, S Aghakhani… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, the effect of the presence of radiation on the convection heat transfer rate and
the nanofluid entropy generation within a diagonal rectangular chamber is investigated …

Effects of magnetic field on the convective heat transfer rate and entropy generation of a nanofluid in an inclined square cavity equipped with a conductor fin …

AA Alnaqi, S Aghakhani, AH Pordanjani… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of radiation and magnetic field on the convection heat transfer rate
and the nanofluid entropy generation in a diagonal square cavity with a conductor fin have …

Effect of alumina nano-powder on the convection and the entropy generation of water inside an inclined square cavity subjected to a magnetic field: uniform and non …

AH Pordanjani, S Aghakhani, AA Alnaqi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper has numerically investigated the convection heat transfer and the entropy
generation of water-Al 2 O 3 nanofluid in a square cavity, under the uniform and non-uniform …

Entropy generation vs energy efficiency for natural convection based energy flow in enclosures and various applications: a review

P Biswal, T Basak - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The entropy generation minimization (EGM) technique is an important tool for the
optimization of the thermal systems via the analysis of the associated irreversibilities …

Numerical study of magnetic field on mixed convection and entropy generation of nanofluid in a trapezoidal enclosure

A Aghaei, H Khorasanizadeh, G Sheikhzadeh… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2016 - Elsevier
The flow under influence of magnetic field is experienced in cooling electronic devices and
voltage transformers, nuclear reactors, biochemistry and in physical phenomenon like …