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Irreversibility analysis of the convective flow through corrugated channels: a comprehensive review

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This article presents recent developments in flow configurations with built-in corrugated structures at the walls of the channels towards the improvement of convective transport of heat and a simultaneous reduction in thermodynamic irreversibility. The comprehensive reviews of the works related to entropy generation and heat transfer in the corrugated channels with and without the use of nanofluid are provided. Several aspects of different numerical, analytical, and experimental studies focusing on the underlying heat transfer and its consequences on the entropy generation using both nanofluids and conventional fluids are discussed. Also, a brief discussion on the entropy generation associated with the convective transport of heat in the corrugated microchannels, including the effect of corrugation configurations and nanofluids on the development of thermodynamic irreversibility is presented. The effects of different types of nanoparticles such as metallic, non-metallic, metal oxides, etc., have been discussed along with water, ethylene glycol, etc., as base fluids on the underlying thermo-hydrodynamics are discussed. We believe that this review article will provide a basis for the advanced research on the irreversibility analysis of the nanofluid in corrugated microchannels to improve the performance of the system involving the application of corrugated channels.

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Abbreviations

CC:

Corrugated channel

CMC:

Corrugated microchannel

CWHF:

Constant wall heat flux

CWT:

Constant wall temperature

EG:

Entropy generation

EGM:

Entropy generation minimization

HF:

Heat flux (W/m2)

HT:

Heat transfer

MC:

Microchannel

MCHS:

Microchannel heat sink

NF:

Nanofluid

TEG:

Total entropy generation

TP:

Thermal performance

\({S}^{{{\prime\prime\prime}}}\) :

Volumetric entropy generation rate (W/m3 K)

\({S}_{\rm gen,FR}\) :

Friction entropy generation rate (W/K)

\({S}_{\rm gen,HT}\) :

Heat transfer entropy generation rate (W/K)

\({S}_{\rm gen}\) :

Entropy generation rate (W/K)

\({q}_{\rm w}^{{{\prime\prime}}}\) :

Wall heat flux (W/m2)

a :

Corrugation amplitude (m)

C p :

Specific heat (J/kg K)

D h :

Characteristic dimension or hydraulic diameter of the channel (m)

d p :

Nanoparticle diameter (nm)

H :

Channel height (m)

h :

Convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2 K)

k :

Thermal conductivity (W/m K)

l :

Total corrugation length (m)

L :

Total length of the channel (m)

L i :

Entrance length of the channel (m)

L o :

Exit length of the channel (m)

l w :

Corrugation wavelength (m)

N :

Number of channels/tubes/microchannels

q :

Heat transfer (W)

R Th, Cond :

Thermal resistance due to conduction

R Th, Conv :

Thermal resistance due to convection

S n :

Entropy generation number

T f :

Fluid temperature (K)

T s :

Surface temperature (K)

W :

Channel width (m)

ΔP :

Pressure drop (kPa)

Nu:

Nusselt number

Kn:

Knudsen number

Re:

Reynolds number

Ag:

Silver

Al2O3 :

Alumina

Cu:

Copper

CuO:

Copper oxide

Fe3O4 :

Iron oxide black

H2O:

Water

SiO2 :

Silicon dioxide

TiO2 :

Titanium oxide

µ :

Dynamic viscosity (N s/m2)

ρ :

Density (kg/m3)

ϕ :

Particle concentration/volume fraction

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