Forced Convection of Pulsating Nanofluid Flow over a Backward Facing Step with Various Particle Shapes

Ali J. Chamkha and Fatih Selimefendigil
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Ali J. Chamkha: Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Sultan Endowment for Energy and Environment, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Fatih Selimefendigil: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45140, Turkey

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: In this study, numerical analysis of forced convective pulsating nanofluid flow over a backward-facing step with different nanoparticle shapes was performed by the finite volume method. The effects of the Strouhal number (between 0.1 and 2), solid nanoparticle volume fraction (between 0 and 0.04) and nanoparticle shapes (spherical, blade and cylindrical) on the heat transfer and fluid flow were examined with the aid of numerical simulation. It was observed that the average Nusselt number is a decreasing function of the Strouhal number for the considered range, and it enhances for higher solid particle fractions. Using nanofluids with spherical particles is advantageous in pulsating flow, whereas cylindrically-shaped particles are preferred in steady flow configurations. Average Nusselt number enhancements up to 30.24% and 27.95% are achieved with cylindrical- and spherical-shaped particles at the highest volume fraction.

Keywords: backward-facing step; pulsating flow; nanofluid; finite volume method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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