Akbarzadeh, M., Rashidi, S., Karimi, N. and Omar, N. (2019) First and second laws of thermodynamics analysis of nanofluid flow inside a heat exchanger duct with wavy walls and a porous insert. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 135(1), pp. 177-194. (doi: 10.1007/s10973-018-7044-y)
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Abstract
This paper investigates the combined effects of using nanofluid, a porous insert and corrugated walls on heat transfer, pressure drop and entropy generation inside a heat exchanger duct. A series of numerical simulations are conducted for a number of pertinent parameters. It is shown that the waviness of the wall destructively affects the heat transfer process at low wave amplitudes and that it can improve heat convection only after exceeding a certain amplitude. Further, the pressure drop in the duct is found to be strongly influenced by the wave amplitude in a highly non-uniform way. The results, also, show that the second law and heat transfer performances of the system improve considerably by thickening the porous insert and decreasing its permeability. Yet, this is associated with higher pressure drops. It is argued that the hydraulic, thermal and entropic behaviours of the system are closely related to the interactions between a vortex formation near the wavy walls and nanofluid flow through the porous insert. Viscous irreversibilities are shown to be dominant in the core region of duct where the porous insert is placed. However, in the regions closer to the wavy walls, thermal entropy generation is the main source of irreversibility. A number of design recommendations are made on the basis of the findings of this study.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Karimi, Dr Nader |
| Authors: | Akbarzadeh, M., Rashidi, S., Karimi, N., and Omar, N. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1388-6150 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1572-8943 |
| Published Online: | 09 February 2018 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 Akadémiai Kiadó |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 135(1): 177-194 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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