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Investigation of heat transfer of MHD Al2O3/water nanofluid in an enclosure with a semicircular wall and a heating obstacle

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  • Yuan Ma

    (Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center, Tongji University, No. 4800, Cao’an Road, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China†Shanghai Key Lab of Vehicle Aerodynamics and Vehicle Thermal Management Systems, No. 4800, Cao’an Road, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China)

  • Zhigang Yang

    (Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center, Tongji University, No. 4800, Cao’an Road, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China†Shanghai Key Lab of Vehicle Aerodynamics and Vehicle Thermal Management Systems, No. 4800, Cao’an Road, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China‡Beijing Aeronautical Science & Technology Research Institute, Beijing 102211, P. R. China)

Abstract

Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) was used to simulate two-dimensional MHD Al2O3/water nanofluid flow and heat transfer in an enclosure with a semicircular wall and a triangular heating obstacle. The effects of nanoparticle volume fraction (0≤ϕ≤0.05), Rayleigh number (104≤Ra≤106), Hartmann number (0≤Ha≤60) and heating obstacle position (Cases 1–7) on flow pattern, temperature distribution and rate of heat transfer were investigated. The results show that with the enhancing Rayleigh number, the increasing nanoparticle volume fraction and the reducing Hartmann number, an enhancement in the average Nusselt number and the heat transfer appeared. The effect of Ha on the average Nu increases by increasing the Ra. It can also be found that the action of changing the heating obstacle position on the convection heat transfer is more important than that on the conduction heat transfer. The higher obstacle position in Cases 6 and 7 leads to the small value of the average Nusselt number. Moreover, the effect of Ha on average Nu in Case 1 at Ra=106 is more significant than other cases because the flow pattern in Case 1 is changed as increasing Ha.

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  • Yuan Ma & Zhigang Yang, 2019. "Investigation of heat transfer of MHD Al2O3/water nanofluid in an enclosure with a semicircular wall and a heating obstacle," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 30(12), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:30:y:2019:i:12:n:s0129183119501055
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183119501055
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