Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 1403-1431Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/HFF-05-2018-0235
Keywords
Mixed convection; Nanofluid; Numerical simulation; MHD; Grooved channel
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Purpose The purpose of this study is numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) water-Al2O3 nanofluid mixed convection in a grooved channel with internal heat generation in solid cylinders. Simulations were carried out at Reynolds numbers 50 <= Re <= 100, Hartmann numbers 0 <= Ha <= 15, Grashof numbers 5,000 <= Gr <= 10(-4) and volume fraction 0 <=<= 0.04. The effect of Reynolds number and the influence of magnetic field and pressure drop on convective heat transfer coefficient were studied in different volume fractions of nanoparticles at different Reynolds numbers. Design/methodology/approach The results show that average Nusselt number increases by increasing Reynolds and Hartman numbers. Also, when Hartman number increases, velocity profile becomes asymmetric. Pressure distribution shows that magnetic field applies Lorentz force at opposite direction of the flow, which causes asymmetric distribution of pressure. As a result, pressure in the upper half of the cylinder is higher than the lower half. Finally, velocity and temperature contours along the channel for different Hartmann numbers, volume fraction 3 per cent, Re = 50 and 100 and Gr = 10,000, are presented. Findings The effect of Reynolds number and the influence of magnetic field and pressure drop on convective heat transfer coefficient were studied in different volume fractions of nanoparticles at different Reynolds numbers. Originality/value Effect of MHD on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of Water-Al2O3 nanofluid in a grooved channel with internal heat generation in solid cylinders.
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