Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step

Experimental research was presented in this paper to illustrate the heat transmission and flow characteristics of nanofluid on a microscale backward-facing step channel. Except for the downstream wall, which was applied with uniform heat flow, the channel side walls were deemed adiabatic. Water was...

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Main Authors: Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim, Salman, Sadeq, Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri, Hilo, Ali Kareem
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Published: Semarak Ilmu 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101374/
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author Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim
Salman, Sadeq
Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri
Hilo, Ali Kareem
author_facet Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim
Salman, Sadeq
Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri
Hilo, Ali Kareem
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description Experimental research was presented in this paper to illustrate the heat transmission and flow characteristics of nanofluid on a microscale backward-facing step channel. Except for the downstream wall, which was applied with uniform heat flow, the channel side walls were deemed adiabatic. Water was used as the base fluid and mixed with 30 nm diameter CuO nanoparticles with a volume fraction in the range of 0-0.04. The experiment was conducted at a Reynolds number range of 5,000–10,000. The results showed that the Nusselt number increases as the volume fraction increases. However, the increase in the nanoparticle volume fraction leads to an increment in the friction factor. Furthermore, the results indicated that increasing the Reynolds number lead to the volume fraction decreasing. It was found that there is an improvement of heat transfer by applying the CuO/water nanofluid with a 0.03 volume fraction of CuO nanoparticles with a significant performance evaluation criterion (PEC>1).
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spelling upm-1013742024-10-03T04:47:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101374/ Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim Salman, Sadeq Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri Hilo, Ali Kareem Experimental research was presented in this paper to illustrate the heat transmission and flow characteristics of nanofluid on a microscale backward-facing step channel. Except for the downstream wall, which was applied with uniform heat flow, the channel side walls were deemed adiabatic. Water was used as the base fluid and mixed with 30 nm diameter CuO nanoparticles with a volume fraction in the range of 0-0.04. The experiment was conducted at a Reynolds number range of 5,000–10,000. The results showed that the Nusselt number increases as the volume fraction increases. However, the increase in the nanoparticle volume fraction leads to an increment in the friction factor. Furthermore, the results indicated that increasing the Reynolds number lead to the volume fraction decreasing. It was found that there is an improvement of heat transfer by applying the CuO/water nanofluid with a 0.03 volume fraction of CuO nanoparticles with a significant performance evaluation criterion (PEC>1). Semarak Ilmu 2022-09-16 Article PeerReviewed Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim and Salman, Sadeq and Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri and Hilo, Ali Kareem (2022) Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 99 (2). 119 - 134. ISSN 2289-7879 https://semarakilmu.com.my/journals/index.php/fluid_mechanics_thermal_sciences/article/view/832 10.37934/arfmts.99.2.119134
spellingShingle Abu Talib, Abd. Rahim
Salman, Sadeq
Mohd Zulkeple, Muhammad Fitri
Hilo, Ali Kareem
Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title_full Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title_fullStr Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title_short Experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
title_sort experimental investigation of nanofluid turbulent flow over microscale backward-facing step
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101374/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101374/