Heat transfer enhancement by magnetic nanofluids—a review

I Nkurikiyimfura, Y Wang, Z Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanofluids (MNF) constitute a special class of nanofluids that exhibit both magnetic
and fluid properties. The interests in the use of MNF as a heat transfer medium stem from a …

Flow and heat transfer characteristics of magnetic nanofluids: a review

M Bahiraei, M Hangi - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanofluids (MNFs) are suspensions which are comprised of a non-magnetic base
fluid and magnetic nanoparticles. In this modern set of suspensions which can be called …

Forced convection heat transfer in a semi annulus under the influence of a variable magnetic field

M Sheikholeslami, K Vajravelu, MM Rashidi - International journal of heat …, 2016 - Elsevier
Since advective transport in a ferrofluid can be controlled by using an external magnetic
field, magnetic nanofluid (ferrofluid) has various applications to heat transfer processes …

Heat transfer and flow characteristics of Fe3O4-water nanofluids under magnetic excitation

X Zhang, Y Zhang - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations were adopted to explore the heat transfer and flow characteristics of
magnetic nanofluids under different magnetic field intensities, volume fractions, and …

Regulation mechanism of magnetic field on non-Newtonian melting and energy storage performance of metal foam composite nano-enhanced phase change …

W Xu, T Huang, SM Huang, Y Zhuang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
A numerical study is conduced to explore regulation mechanism of magnetic field on melting
heat transfer and energy storage performance of nano-enhanced phase change material …

Convective heat transfer enhancement in a double pipe mini heat exchanger by magnetic field induced swirling flow

M Bezaatpour, M Goharkhah - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, an innovative method has been proposed that improves the convective heat
transfer in heat exchangers and also reduces the pressure drop penalty compared to the …

Experimental study on the solidification and melting performances of magnetic NEPCMs composited with optimized filling metal foam in a uniform magnetic field

H Li, Y Zhuang, JC Feng, SM Huang - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study experimentally investigates the magnetic nano-enhanced phase change
material (NEPCM) filled with different strategies of metal foam in a uniform magnetic field for …

Heat transfer enhancement of a fin-and-tube compact heat exchanger by employing magnetite ferrofluid flow and an external magnetic field

M Bezaatpour, H Rostamzadeh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Compact heat exchangers as modern industrial devices are designed to improve heat
recovery and saving energy processes in restricted spaces. In the current study, effect of a …

Experimental investigation on laminar forced convection heat transfer of ferrofluids under an alternating magnetic field

A Ghofrani, MH Dibaei, AH Sima, MB Shafii - Experimental Thermal and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This research study presents an experimental investigation on forced convection heat
transfer of an aqueous ferrofluid flow passing through a circular copper tube in the presence …

Entropy analysis during heat dissipation via thermomagnetic convection in a ferrofluid-filled enclosure

S Banik, AS Mirja, N Biswas, R Ganguly - International Communications in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermomagnetic convection and entropy analysis in a ferrofluid-filled cubical cavity, having
a centrally placed cylindrical heat source is investigated numerically. The magnetic field is …