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Numerical investigation on improvement in pool boiling heat transfer characteristics using different nanofluid concentrations

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Recently, increasing the heat transfer rate in boiling systems using nanofluids has attracted great attention. Researchers use nanofluids to escalate the heat transfer in boiling. Nanofluids, due to their hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity, can affect heat transfer boiling positively or oppositely. In the present study, the application of various silica nanofluid concentrations on the pool boiling was investigated using the Eulerian–Eulerian approach. In this approach, liquid water was denoted as the continuous flow. Additionally, vapor was considered as the dispersed flow. To simulate such a multiphase flow phenomenon, a single-phase mixture model was utilized for silica nanoparticles and liquid water, and the simulation is done by considering the Eulerian–Eulerian approach for silica nanofluid. Furthermore, numerical correlations are proposed based on the results to calculate three different parameters, namely heat transfer coefficient (HTC), bubble departure diameter, and nucleation site density. The finite volume method (FVM) is applied to solve equations. Furthermore, the RPI model is developed to investigate heat transfer. Various nanofluid concentrations and heat fluxes are studied to understand how they affect heat transfer coefficient, nanofluid velocity, and vapor volume fraction. The results showed that the modifications caused by silica nanofluid on the surface could improve the numerical results. Besides, the heat transfer coefficient rose by 49.35% with a nanofluid volumetric concentration of 0.1%. The increasing effect of nanofluid concentration is so dominant at high heat fluxes.

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Zaboli, S., Alimoradi, H. & Shams, M. Numerical investigation on improvement in pool boiling heat transfer characteristics using different nanofluid concentrations. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 10659–10676 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11272-0

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