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Nanofluid heat transfer and entropy generation through a heat exchanger considering a new turbulator and CuO nanoparticles

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In this research, a numerical macroscopic approach has been employed to analyze nanofluid entropy generation and turbulent flow through a circular heat exchanger with an innovative swirl flow device. A homogenous model was considered for nanofluid. Minimizing entropy generation can be considered as a very important goal for designing a heat exchanger, so we focus on this factor in the present attempt. Simulations were presented to show the influences of the geometric parameter (revolution angle) and inlet velocity on hydrothermal and second-law treatment. Related correlations for thermal and frictional entropy parameters as well as Bejan number have been presented. Outputs reveal that augmenting revolution angle increases the frictional entropy generation. Increasing secondary flows leads to a reduction in thermal entropy generation due to a decrement in thermal boundary layer thickness. By improving convective flow, Bejan number reduces.

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Abbreviations

\(S_{\text{gen,f}}\) :

Viscous entropy generation

Nu :

Nusselt number

T :

Fluid temperature

Re :

Reynolds number

P :

Pressure

L :

Length of pipe

f :

Darcy friction factor

Pr :

Prandtl number

\(S_{\text{gen,th}}\) :

Thermal entropy generation

D :

Pipe diameter

\(\alpha\) :

Thermal diffusivity

\(\phi\) :

Concentration of nanofluid

\(\mu\) :

Dynamic viscosity of nanofluid

ρ :

Density

β :

Revolution angle

s:

Particles

nf:

Working fluid

f:

Fluid

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Acknowledgements

This article was supported by the National Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. U1610109), UOW Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Also, the authors acknowledge the funding support of Babol Noshirvani University of Technology through Grant program No. BNUT/390051/97.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran

    M. Sheikholeslami

  2. Renewable Energy Systems and Nanofluid Applications in Heat Transfer Laboratory, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran

    M. Sheikholeslami & M. Jafaryar

  3. MR CFD LLC, No 49, Gakhokidze Street, Isani-Samgori District, Tbilisi, Georgia

    M. Jafaryar

  4. FAST, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor State, Malaysia

    Ahmad Shafee

  5. Applied Science Department, College of Technological Studies, Public Authority of Applied Education and Training, Shuwaikh, Kuwait

    Ahmad Shafee

  6. School of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266110, China

    Zhixiong Li

  7. School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

    Zhixiong Li

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Sheikholeslami, M., Jafaryar, M., Shafee, A. et al. Nanofluid heat transfer and entropy generation through a heat exchanger considering a new turbulator and CuO nanoparticles. J Therm Anal Calorim 134, 2295–2303 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7866-7

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