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标题：Computational analysis of hybrid nanofluid enhanced heat transfer in cross flow micro heat exchanger with rectangular wavy channels
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作者：Kaouther Ghachem ; Walid Aich ; Lioua Kolsi 等
期刊名称：Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2214-157X
电子版ISSN：2214-157X
出版年度：2021
卷号：24
页码：100822
DOI：10.1016/j.csite.2020.100822
出版社：Elsevier B.V.
摘要：The current paper provides a three-dimensional computational analysis of hybrid nanofluid enhanced heat transfer in cross flow micro heat exchanger with rectangular wavy channels. This micro heat exchanger is assumed to be well insulated from its surrounding and made respectively of five top and five bottom channels. The hot and cold nanofluids flow through the upper and lower cross channels, respectively. This analytical investigation has been carried out using the finite element method with a wide range of governing parameters such as the flow velocity (5 mm/s ≤ u ≤ 100 mm/s), the wave number (0 ≤ N ≤ 20) and the nanoparticles concentration (0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 0.05). It was concluded that an adequate choice of flow velocity and nanoparticles volume fraction can minimize the heat exchanger size and the addition of nanoparticles has significant effect only with high velocities (u ≥ 50 mm/s). Moreover, it was revealed that a trade-off between the relevant controlling parameters is required to ensure an optimal efficiency. The highest heat exchanger efficiency was achieved with a wave number N = 8, a nanoparticles concentration ϕ = 0.05 and an inlet velocity u = 50 mm/s.
关键词：Cross flow ; Micro heat exchanger ; Rectangular wavy channel ; Hybrid nanofluid