Numerical study on the effects of using nanofluids in pulsating heat pipe
Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is the next generation heat pipe that has a prospect in improving the heat transfer performance. The type of working fluid use in the PHP has a direct influence on the thermal performance. Incorporating nanofluid in PHP may greatly increase its thermal performance as compar...
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my.uniten.dspace-240762023-05-29T14:55:07Z Numerical study on the effects of using nanofluids in pulsating heat pipe Zufar M. Gunnasegaran P. Ching N.K. 57205240082 35778031300 55310814500 Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is the next generation heat pipe that has a prospect in improving the heat transfer performance. The type of working fluid use in the PHP has a direct influence on the thermal performance. Incorporating nanofluid in PHP may greatly increase its thermal performance as compared to using base fluid (water). The current work focuses on the simulations of 2-dimensional flows in PHP using working fluids such as diamond, silver (Ag), silica oxide (SiO 2 ) nanofluids and water. Constant heat flux and filling ratio of 50% were used throughout the study. From the results, it was found out that diamond nanofluid has the lowest thermal resistance value as compared to other working fluids. The effect of the number of PHP turns was studied and it was discovered that higher number of turns would produce lower thermal resistance value. � 2018 Authors. Final 2023-05-29T06:55:07Z 2023-05-29T06:55:07Z 2018 Article 10.14419/ijet.v7i4.35.22732 2-s2.0-85059230361 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059230361&doi=10.14419%2fijet.v7i4.35.22732&partnerID=40&md5=5895c805f4c9d53d80f1877d12944401 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/24076 7 4 204 209 All Open Access, Bronze, Green Science Publishing Corporation Inc Scopus |
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Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is the next generation heat pipe that has a prospect in improving the heat transfer performance. The type of working fluid use in the PHP has a direct influence on the thermal performance. Incorporating nanofluid in PHP may greatly increase its thermal performance as compared to using base fluid (water). The current work focuses on the simulations of 2-dimensional flows in PHP using working fluids such as diamond, silver (Ag), silica oxide (SiO 2 ) nanofluids and water. Constant heat flux and filling ratio of 50% were used throughout the study. From the results, it was found out that diamond nanofluid has the lowest thermal resistance value as compared to other working fluids. The effect of the number of PHP turns was studied and it was discovered that higher number of turns would produce lower thermal resistance value. � 2018 Authors. |
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Numerical study on the effects of using nanofluids in pulsating heat pipe |
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