Performance analysis of turbulent convection heat transfer of Al2O3 water-nanofluid in circular tubes at constant wall temperature

Vincenzo Bianco, Oronzio Manca and Sergio Nardini

Energy, 2014, vol. 77, issue C, 403-413

Abstract: The present paper analyzes the turbulent convection of Al2O3-water nanofluid inside a circular section tube subjected to constant wall temperature. The analysis is developed numerically by using the mixture model, which has been proved to be a convenient method to simulate nanofluids behavior. The numerical model is successfully validated by means of analytical equations and experimental correlations. The study is focused on the analysis of the performance of Al2O3-water nanofluid within the considered device. Performance indicators based on the first and second law of thermodynamics are taken into account and analyzed. At the increase of nanofluid concentration, the Nusselt number increases, but entropy generation and pumping power also increase, therefore the penalties overcome the benefits.

Keywords: Nanofluids; Entropy generation; Turbulent convection; Numerical analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.025

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