4.6 Article

Brownian Motion and Thermophoretic Effects in Mini Channels with Various Heights

Journal

PROCESSES
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr9111965

Keywords

Brownian motion; thermophoretic effect; two-phase flow; nanofluid; channels

Funding

  1. National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada
  2. Qatar Foundation [NPRP12S-0123-190011]
  3. Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) [CN20-35EM-04]
  4. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ryerson University

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The study focuses on the heat enhancement effects of flow inside and above mini channels, investigating the distribution of flow under different aspect ratios and the sedimentation of nanoparticles. Results suggest that the optimal configuration considering the friction factor is at an aspect ratio of 12, while the optimal configuration without considering pressure drops is at an aspect ratio of 6, showing the significant impact of flow interaction between the channel and above the channel on heat removal.
Flow-through mini channels have received tremendous interest from researchers over a long period. However, the study of flow between the channel and on top of the channel has received little to no attention. In the present paper, different parameters have been used to investigate this heat enhancement. The height of 10 mini channels has been varied, allowing the corresponding aspect ratio to vary from 3 to 6, 9, and 12. When the aspect ratio is 12, flow circulates through the mini channel only, and when the aspect ratio is less than 12, flow is distributed between the one circulating inside the channel and moving on top of the channel. Different flow rates are studied corresponding to a Reynolds number varying from 250 to 1250 if water is the working fluid. Brownian and thermophoresis effects are taken into consideration to investigate the nanoparticle sedimentation. Results revealed that the optimum configuration, if one needs to take into consideration the friction factor, is 12. If one ignores the pressure drops, then the optimum configuration is when the aspect ratio is equal to 6. This means that the flow interaction between the one circulating in the channel and above the channel plays a major effect in heat removal.

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