Experimental study on AL2O3/H2O nanofluid flow boiling heat transfer under different pressures

  • Y. Wang
  • , K. H. Deng
  • , B. Liu
  • , J. M. Wu
  • , G. H. Su

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Abstract

In present work, Al2O3/H2O nanofluid was prepared by ultrasonic oscillation. Furthermore, nanofluid flow boiling heat transfer in a vertical cube is experimentally studied, with 0.1% and 0.5% volume concentration and 20nm diameter. Some factors are under consideration, including heat flux on the heating surface (48∼289kW•m-2), pressure (0.2∼0.8MPa) and mass flow rate (400∼1100 kgm-2s-1). The results confirm that the flow boiling heat transfer of Al2O3/H2O nanofluid is improved mostly about 86% compared with pure water. And the average Nusselt number enhancement rate of nanofluid compared with deionized water is 35% in the range of this work. Moreover, the heat transfer capacity of nanofluid increase with the heat flux on the heating surface, pressure and the volume concentration of nanoparticle. It is proved that nanoparticle deposited on the heating surface by SEM observations, and TEM observations for nanoparticle confirm that nanoparticle have not obviously changed after boiling. In addition, the enhancement rate of nanofluid flow boiling heat transfer capacity increase with the pressure, and the influence of mass flow rate is negligible. In conclusion, this work is a supplement for nanofluid flow boiling heating transfer, especially for the influence of pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro/Nanofluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip; Nanofluids; Micro/Nanoscale Interfacial Transport Phenomena; Micro/Nanoscale Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer; Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation; Micro/Nanoscale Energy Devices and Systems
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791849651
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016 - Biopolis, Singapore
Duration: 4 Jan 20166 Jan 2016

Publication series

NameASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityBiopolis
Period4/01/166/01/16

Keywords

  • Flow boiling
  • Heat transfer enhancement
  • Nanofluid
  • Pressure

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