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Investigation of heat transfer of nanofluids in turbulent flow in a cylindrical channel

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Turbulent flow of nanofluids based on the distilled water with aluminum and silicon oxide particles of different sizes in a cylindrical channel is studied. The results of the measurements of the heat transfer coefficient and the pressure difference are presented. The maximum volume concentration of the particles was not greater than two percents. The dependence of the heat transfer coefficient on the nanoparticle concentration and their sizes and material is studied. It is shown that a considerable increase in the nanofluid heat transfer coefficient, compared with the corresponding value for water, may generally be expected. At the same time, the heat transfer coefficient of a nanofluid depends on the nanoparticle size and material; because of this, under certain conditions the nanofluid heat transfer coefficient can turn out to be lower than that of the baseline fluid. Situations, when this can occur, are established. It is for the first time experimentally shown that the nanofluid viscosity coefficient depends not only on the nanoparticle size but also on its material.

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Original Russian Text © D.V. Guzei, A.V. Minakov, V.Ya. Rudyak, 2016, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, 2016, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 65–75.

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Guzei, D.V., Minakov, A.V. & Rudyak, V.Y. Investigation of heat transfer of nanofluids in turbulent flow in a cylindrical channel. Fluid Dyn 51, 189–199 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0015462816020071

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