Investigation of nanofluid mixed convection in a shallow cavity using a two-phase mixture model

Abstract Laminar and turbulent mixed convection heat transfer of water/Cu nanofluids in a rectangular shallow cavity was studied utilizing a two-phase mixture model. The upper movable lid of the cavity was at a lower temperature compared to the bottom wall. Simulations were performed for Grashof numbers of 10 5 (laminar flow) and 10 10 (turbulent flow) for Richardson numbers from 0.03 to 30, and nanoparticle volume fractions of 0.00–0.04. The two-dimensional governing equations were discretized using a finite volume method. The effects of nanoparticle concentration, shear and buoyancy forces, and turbulence on flow and thermal behavior of nanofluid flow were studied. The model predictions for very low solid volume fraction ( φ  ≈ 0) were found to be in good agreement with earlier numerical studies for a base fluid. It is shown that for specific Grashof ( Gr ) and Richardson ( Ri ) numbers, increasing the volume fraction of nanoparticles enhances the convective heat transfer coefficient and consequently the Nusselt number ( Nu ) while having a negligible effect on the wall shear stress and the corresponding skin friction factor.

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