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160 articles for “heat transfer fluid”
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A Review of Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Heat Transfer in Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger for Various Nano Fluids
Abstract: AbstractA tremendous amount of work has been carried out on micro and nanoscale heat exchanger. Cooling requirement is increasing day by day in field of, high performance Aircraft gas turbine engines, Heat pumps, Air conditioning, Heat recovery ventilators, Integrated circuits (IC), VLSI devices, Computer chips, Printed circuit boards and biomedical applications etc. Many investigators focused on parameters such as Reynolds number, cross cut length, pressure drop, particle concentration of Nano …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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A Computational Study on Convection Heat Transfer in a Differentially Heated Cavity Using Nanofluids
Abstract: Heat transfer is an integral part of thermodynamics. It is used to study the heat and mass transfer in and out of the system during a process; the medium may vary from solids, liquids and gases. The three major divisions of heat transfer are conduction, convection and radiation. In this paper we have discussed the heat transfer through nanofluids particle and water. Water is a very common fluid used in …
Published in Journal of Nanoscience, NanoEngineering & Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 14–18 Read article
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Fabrication and Analysis of Evacuated Tube Solar Air Heater
Abstract: The development of renewable energy technology is important for the future to balance global energy. Now we are at the stage where the search for other alternative methods that replace the electricity has become pinnacle. This work is essentially based on the alternative methods by which we can reduce the consumption of electricity. Solar air heating is one of them is not only pollution free, but also cheap in operation. …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 7–14 Read article
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The Effect of Sonication Time on Alumina Nanofluids with Paradoxical Behavior
Abstract: Nanofluids can be considered to be the next-generation heat transfer fluids as they offer exciting new possibilities to enhance heat transfer performance compared to pure liquids. Heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids have been reported in literature pertinent to thermal conductivity under the static conditions, convective heat transfer and phase change heat transfer. Except for the studies from the first category where the nanofluids exhibited much higher thermal conductivities than those …
Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 31–40 Read article
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Study of Energy Conversion System Using a Magnetic Fluid: An Overview
Abstract: Magnetic fluids have promising potential for direct energy conversion system. Magnetic fluids are stable suspension of nano-sized ferromagnetic particles in suitable non-magnetic carriers like kerosene, organic liquids, water etc. The typical curie temperature of magnetic particles is controlled by selecting constituents of the ferromagnetic material. There are large numbers of practical applications of magnetic fluids in various fields ranging from engineering to medicine. A thermomagnetic device gives an idea of …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 15–22 Read article
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Modeling of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
Abstract: A heat exchanger is a equipment for transferring thermal energy between two fluids. Transfer of heat from one fluid to another is the most employed operations in chemical process industries. They are either used for heating or cooling. The most common application of heat transfer is to transfer heat from one fluid to another. The thermal design of shell and tube heat exchanger is discussed in detail in this paper. …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 9–11 Read article
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Nano Coolants for Automotive Applications :A Review
Abstract: In recent decades nano coolant has come into play to overcome requirement of better heat transfer because of low thermal conductivity of conventional fluid such as water and ethylene glycol. In the continuation of nano fluids research, presently researchers have also used hybrid nano fluid, which are synthesized by suspending dissimilar nano particles either in mixture or composite form. This article is focused on the experimental and numerical studies carried …
Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 20, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 9–22 Read article
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CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Circular Pipe Flow by Swirl Flow
Abstract: Heat transfer enhancement techniques are very important to save more energy by using optimal energy sources. Heat transfer rate depends upon different parameters like Reynolds number, properties of fluid, nature of surface, mass flow rate, velocity, temperature and pressure. Many techniques are used for heat transfer enhancement in which swirl flow devices are effective. For enhancement of heat transfer, smooth pipe with tangentially injected swirl flow is better option than …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 16–44 Read article
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Thermal-hydraulic Behaviour of Corrugated Pipe Configurations
Abstract: Heat exchangers have a wide range of applications and can be found in a variety of different industries, including chemical reactors, nuclear power plants, and solar energy generation. It is required to do thermal optimization on heat exchangers in order to decrease the size, cost, and energy requirements of the heat exchangers while simultaneously improving their capacity to transmit heat. In these types of businesses, heat exchangers frequently make use …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites Read article
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Modeling Cogeneration System in Shallow Geothermal Installations
Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical modeling of a cogeneration system using multiple heat exchangers and thermoelectric generator. The modeled system, designed for shallow geothermal energy, is a closed piping unit containing water as heat transfer fluid that circulates through a closed loop releasing thermal energy at the surface for heating and sanitary hot water. In addition, a Peltier cells array is attached to the piping system to generate electricity, thus …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 13–23 Read article
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Enhancement of Heat Transfer Rate in Cooler by using Nanofluid
Abstract: The paper aims at the study of the cooling system in the household cooler by replacing honeycomb meshing into the radiator. Heat transfer from the radiator can be improved by maximizing the heat transfer area and increasing the heat transfer rate. In this paper, it is focused on increasing heat transfer rate by using MgO nanoparticles in suspension. A Thermophysical property has been increased in heat transfer material. Water was …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Aluminum Oxide Nanofluids Thermal Conductivity Enhancement Analysis: A Review
Abstract: Aluminum oxide nanofluids are enhanced heat transfer fluids that utilize the thermal conductivity of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticles suspended within a base fluid. As technology advances, more efficient high heat flux solutions are required to manage the higher concentration of power in smaller designs. In this review paper, data from multiple experiments pertaining to the thermal conductivity of Al2O3 nanofluids will be presented. Information is compiled from peer reviewed and …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 48–58 Read article
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Review on Recent Automotive Experimental Applications of Nano Coolants
Abstract: An automotive car radiator consists water and ethylene glycol as conventional coolants for many years Water and ethylene glycol are heat transfer fluids, which have low thermal conductivity and these techniques comes under nanotechnology and with ages of advancement these fluid are known as “nanofluids” which has the speciality higher thermal conductivity than conventional coolants. The mentioned article is highlighted on the research and numeric carried out from pre- researchers …
Published in Journal of Nanoscience, NanoEngineering & Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Parametric Study of a Solar Heat Driven Silica Gel–Water Paired Adsorption Chiller
Abstract: Heat driven sorption based cooling systems are gaining interest as they are environmentally friendly and have the potential to save precious fossil fuel resources. Low grade thermal sources like solar or waste heat can run a silica gel-water paired adsorption chiller to generate chilled water below 10°C. However, the performance of the adsorption chillers is poor when compared to vapour absorption or vapour compression based cooling systems. An effort has …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 19–29 Read article
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A Review on Increases the Heat Transfer Rate of the Solar Air Heater by Adding the Fins in the Absorber Plate
Abstract: Solar air heaters are extensively utilised in a diverse range of domestic and industrial settings. The need to enhance the thermal efficiency of solar air heaters has prompted researchers to concentrate on enhancing the thermal performance through the implementation of artificial flow modification techniques in the flow field. Consequently, the presence of this phenomenon will disrupt the laminar sublayer located beneath the absorber plate, so contributing to an elevation in …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 8–16 Read article
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TITLE - COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING 1D FIELD PROBLEMS. i.e. (structural problems)
Abstract: Numerical methods in field of applied mathematics and applied physics are well known tools for solution of various disciplinary and interdisciplinary field problems with different boundary conditions such as solid mechanics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and soil mechanics etc. This paper aims for successfully framework to get feasible one-dimensional solutions of field problems (i.e. solid mechanics) with finite difference method, finite element method and their comparison with analytical (exact) solutions. …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 32–38 Read article
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Phase Change Material in the Heat Exchanger for Improved Performance of Latent Refrigeration Storage Systems
Abstract: Using phase change materials (PCMs) in conjunction with a latent cool storage system is an efficient method of storing cool energy. It has the advantage of storage process with isothermal nature and storage of high energy density. Within last few years it has been inspected that in cool storage applications, PCM’s have been widely used. PCM’s are melted and solidified at wide ranges and temperatures and hence are attractive in …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 19–29 Read article
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Numerical Simulations of Heat transfer in Microchannels for Cooling in Microsystems
Abstract: Fluid flow at microscale is being studied extensively in recent years. Understanding the heat transfer characteristics and fluid flow at these scales has relevance to electronics cooling, microheat exchangers, microelectro mechanical systems (MEMS) devices amongst others. In this investigation, three-dimensional models of microchannels with different geometrical cross-sections have been numerically simulated using the CFD software tool FLUENT. The numerical data obtained from this work provides better understanding and insight into …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 15–20 Read article
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Passive Augmentation Studies in a Double Pipe Heat Exchanger with Ellipsoidal Dimples
Abstract: In this work, the numerical studies of heat transfer augmentation of a counter-current double pipe heat exchanger with ellipsoidal dimples (inward-facing, raised dimples) on the inner tube was performed using SOLIDWORKS software. The effect of dimple depth, dimple pitch and number of dimples/angles between two dimples on heat transfer was investigated at a constant volumetric flow rate of 4 LPM for hot (water) and cold (water) fluids. The effect of …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Advances in Pipe Flow Systems, Turbulence, and Combustion Processes in Fluid Mechanics
Abstract: Fluid mechanics plays a critical role in the design and optimization of engineering systems involving fluid transport, energy conversion, and thermal processes. This review presents recent advances in pipe flow systems, turbulence behavior, and combustion processes, highlighting their interdependence in modern applications. Pipe flow systems are essential in industries such as water distribution, oil and gas transport, and chemical processing, where flow characteristics are influenced by factors such as pressure, …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 1–7 Read article