Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels

An experimental investigation of the drag reduction (DR) individualities in different sized micro channels was carried out with nanopowder additives (NAs) (bismuth(III) oxide, iron(II/III) oxide, silica, and titanium(IV) oxide) water suspensions/fluids. The primary objective was to evaluate the eff...

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Main Authors: Abdulbari, Hayder A., Fiona Ling, Wang Ming
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Language:English
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/7/fkksa-2015-hayder-drag%20reduction%20properties.pdf
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description An experimental investigation of the drag reduction (DR) individualities in different sized micro channels was carried out with nanopowder additives (NAs) (bismuth(III) oxide, iron(II/III) oxide, silica, and titanium(IV) oxide) water suspensions/fluids. The primary objective was to evaluate the effects of various concentrations of NAs with different microchannel sizes (50, 100, and 200 μm) on the pressure drop of a system in a single phase. A critical concentration was observed with all the NAs, above which increasing the concentration was not effective. Based on the experimental results, the optimum DR percentages were calculated. The optimum percentages were found to be as follows: bismuth III oxides: ~65% DR, 200 ppm and a microchannel size of 100 μm; iron II/III oxides: ~57% DR, 300 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm; titanium IV oxides: ~57% DR, 200 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm, and silica: 55% DR, 200 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm.
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spelling ump-128062018-01-11T07:49:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/ Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels Abdulbari, Hayder A. Fiona Ling, Wang Ming TP Chemical technology An experimental investigation of the drag reduction (DR) individualities in different sized micro channels was carried out with nanopowder additives (NAs) (bismuth(III) oxide, iron(II/III) oxide, silica, and titanium(IV) oxide) water suspensions/fluids. The primary objective was to evaluate the effects of various concentrations of NAs with different microchannel sizes (50, 100, and 200 μm) on the pressure drop of a system in a single phase. A critical concentration was observed with all the NAs, above which increasing the concentration was not effective. Based on the experimental results, the optimum DR percentages were calculated. The optimum percentages were found to be as follows: bismuth III oxides: ~65% DR, 200 ppm and a microchannel size of 100 μm; iron II/III oxides: ~57% DR, 300 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm; titanium IV oxides: ~57% DR, 200 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm, and silica: 55% DR, 200 ppm, and a microchannel size of 50 μm. Sultan Qaboos University 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/1/Paper7.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/7/fkksa-2015-hayder-drag%20reduction%20properties.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/13/Drag%20reduction%20properties%20of%20nanofluids%20in%20microchannels_Reference.pdf Abdulbari, Hayder A. and Fiona Ling, Wang Ming (2015) Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels. The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), 12 (2). pp. 60-67. ISSN 1726-6009 (print); 1726-6742(online). (Published) http://tjer.net/site/issue12-2/Paper7.pdf
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Abdulbari, Hayder A.
Fiona Ling, Wang Ming
Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title_full Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title_fullStr Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title_full_unstemmed Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title_short Drag Reduction Properties of Nanofluids in Microchannels
title_sort drag reduction properties of nanofluids in microchannels
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/1/Paper7.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/7/fkksa-2015-hayder-drag%20reduction%20properties.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12806/13/Drag%20reduction%20properties%20of%20nanofluids%20in%20microchannels_Reference.pdf