Numerical investigations of flow and heat transfer enhancement in a corrugated channel using nanofluid

• Main Authors: Ahmed M.A., Shuaib N.H., Yusoff M.Z., Al-Falahi A.H.
• Other Authors: 55463599800
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Corrugated channel; Finite difference method; Laminar heat transfer; Nanofluid; Heat transfer coefficients; Laminar flow; Nanoparticles; Numerical methods; Pressure drop; Reynolds number; Curvilinear coordinate; Energy equation; Finite difference; Flow and heat transfer; Heat transfer and pressure drop; Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics; Heat Transfer enhancement; Increase in pressure; Nano-fluid; Nanofluid flow; Numerical investigations; Nanofluidics
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

In this paper, heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of copper-water nanofluid flow through isothermally heated corrugated channel are numerically studied. A numerical simulation is carried out by solving the governing continuity, momentum and energy equations for laminar flow in curvilinear coordinates using the Finite Difference (FD) approach. The investigation covers Reynolds number and nanoparticle volume fraction in the ranges of 100-1000 and 0-0.05 respectively. The effects of using the nanofluid on the heat transfer and pressure drop inside the channel are investigated. It is found that the heat transfer enhancement increases with increase in the volume fraction of the nanoparticle and Reynolds number, while there is slight increase in pressure drop. Comparisons of the present results with those available in literature are presented and discussed. � 2011 Elsevier Ltd.