Studies on Cu and TiO2 Water-based Nanofluids: A Comparative Approach in Laminar Flow

Authors Y. Khelili1, A. Allali1, R. Bouakkaz2
Affiliations

1Aircraft Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. Blida 1, Algeria

2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. Constantine 1, Algeria

Е-mail khliliyacine1@gmail.com
Issue Volume 10, Year 2018, Number 2
Dates Received 08 November 2017; published online 29 April 2018
Citation Y. Khelili, A. Allali, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 10 No 2, 02031 (2018)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.10(2).02031
PACS Number(s) 47.15.G –, 47.15. – x
Keywords Nanofluid steady flow, Finite volume, Circular cylinder, Reynolds number, Volume fraction.
Annotation

In this paper, a numerical simulation has been performed to study the fluid fllow and heat transfer around a circular cylinder utilizing Cu and TiO2 water-based nanofluids over low Reynolds numbers. Here, the Reynolds number is varied within the range of 1 to 40 and the volume fraction of nanoparticles () is varied within the range of 0    0.05. Two-dimensional and steady mass continuity, momentum, and energy equations have been discretized using finite volume method. SIMPLE algorithm has been applied for solving the pressure linked equations. The effect of volume fraction of nanoparticles on fluid flow and heat transfer were investigated numerically. It was found that at a given Reynolds number, the Nusselt number, drag coefficient, re-circulation length, and pressure coefficient increases by increasing the volume fraction of nanoparticles.

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