Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics for Al2O3 Nanofluid in a Double-Pipe Helical Coil Heat Exchangeropen access
- Authors
- Nam, Hyeon Taek; Lee, Sumin; Kong, Minsuk; Lee, Seungro
- Issue Date
- Dec-2023
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Al2O3 nanofluid; double-pipe helical coil heat exchanger; two-phase Eulerian model; Nusselt number; pressure drop; performance factor
- Citation
- MICROMACHINES, v.14, no.12
- Journal Title
- MICROMACHINES
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/90262
- DOI
- 10.3390/mi14122219
- ISSN
- 2072-666X
2072-666X
- Abstract
- To numerically investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of a water/Al2O3 nanofluid in a double-pipe helical coil heat exchanger, we simulated a two-phase Eulerian model to predict the heat transfer coefficient, Nusselt number, and pressure drop at various concentrations (i.e., volume fraction) and under diverse flow rates at the steady state. In this simulation, we used the k-epsilon turbulence model with an enhanced wall treatment method. The performance factor of the nanofluid was evaluated by accounting for the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics. As a result, the heat transfer was enhanced by increasing the nanofluid concentration. The 1.0 vol.% nanofluid (i.e., the highest concentration) showed a heat transfer coefficient 1.43 times greater than water and a Nusselt number of 1.38 times greater than water. The pressure drop of nanofluids was greater than that of water due to the increased density and viscosity induced using nanoparticles. Based on the relationship between the Nusselt number and pressure drop, the 1.0 vol.% nanofluid was calculated to have a performance factor of 1.4 relative to water, indicating that the enhancement rate in heat transfer performance was greater than that in the pressure drop. In conclusion, the Al2O3 nanofluid shows potential as an enhanced working fluid in diverse heat transfer applications.
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