Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement of counter nanofluids flow in rectangular microchannel heat exchanger

• Main Authors: Mohammed H.A., Bhaskaran G., Shuaib N.H., Saidur R.
• Other Authors: 15837504600
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Heat transfer enhancement; Nanofluids; Numerical modeling; Rectangular microchannel heat exchanger; Cooling systems; Finite volume method; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer coefficients; Microchannels; Nanoparticles; Numerical analysis; Pressure drop; Reynolds number; Silicon compounds; Specific heat; Titanium dioxide; Bulk temperatures; Cold fluid; Conjugate heat transfer; Developing Flow; Enhanced performance; Heat Transfer enhancement; Heat transfer rate; Microchannel heat exchanger; Nanoparticle concentrations; Numerical studies; Performance indices; Pressure profiles; Pumping power; Rectangular microchannels; Temperature profiles; TiO; Wall shear stress; Working fluid; Nanofluidics
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

This paper reports a numerical analysis of the performance of a counter-flow rectangular shaped microchannel heat exchanger (MCHE) using nanofluids as the working fluids. Finite volume method was used to solve the three-dimensional steady, laminar developing flow and conjugate heat transfer in alumi...