In this paper,flow of slightly rarefied compressible nitrogen in microchannels has been investigated numerically for low values of Reynolds and Mach numbers.The 2D governing equations were solved using Finite Element ...In this paper,flow of slightly rarefied compressible nitrogen in microchannels has been investigated numerically for low values of Reynolds and Mach numbers.The 2D governing equations were solved using Finite Element Method with first-order slip boundary conditions(Comsol Multiphysics software).A validation was performed by comparing with similar configuration from the literature.It was found that our model can accurately predict the pressure driven flow in microchannels.Several interesting findings are reported about the Relative pressure,longitudinal velocity,Mach number,effect of gas rarefaction and flow rate.展开更多
In this paper,single-phase homogeneous nanofluid model is proposed to investigate the natural convection of magneto-hydrodynamic(MIID)flow of Newtonian Cu—H20 nanoliquid in a baffled U-shaped enclosure.The Brin...In this paper,single-phase homogeneous nanofluid model is proposed to investigate the natural convection of magneto-hydrodynamic(MIID)flow of Newtonian Cu—H20 nanoliquid in a baffled U-shaped enclosure.The Brinkman model and Wasp model are considered to measure the effective dynamic viscosity and effective thermal conductivity of the nanoliquid coreespondingly.Nanoliquid's effective properties such as specific heat,density and thermal expansion coefficient are modeled using mixture theory.The complicated PDS(partial differential system)is treated for numeric solutions via the Galerkin finite element method.The pertinent parameters Hartmann number(1≤Ha≤60),Rayleigh number(10^(3)≤Ra≤10^(6))and nanoparticles volume fraction (0% ≤Ф≤4%) are taken for the parametric analysis, and it is conducted via streamlines and isotherms. Excellent agreement between numerical results and open literature. It is ascertained that heat transfer rate enhances with Rayleigh number Ra and volume fraction 0, however it is diminished for laiger Hartmann number Ha.展开更多
文摘In this paper,flow of slightly rarefied compressible nitrogen in microchannels has been investigated numerically for low values of Reynolds and Mach numbers.The 2D governing equations were solved using Finite Element Method with first-order slip boundary conditions(Comsol Multiphysics software).A validation was performed by comparing with similar configuration from the literature.It was found that our model can accurately predict the pressure driven flow in microchannels.Several interesting findings are reported about the Relative pressure,longitudinal velocity,Mach number,effect of gas rarefaction and flow rate.
基金the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research through PRFU project no B00L02UN210120180002the General Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Development(DGRSDT),Algeria.
文摘In this paper,single-phase homogeneous nanofluid model is proposed to investigate the natural convection of magneto-hydrodynamic(MIID)flow of Newtonian Cu—H20 nanoliquid in a baffled U-shaped enclosure.The Brinkman model and Wasp model are considered to measure the effective dynamic viscosity and effective thermal conductivity of the nanoliquid coreespondingly.Nanoliquid's effective properties such as specific heat,density and thermal expansion coefficient are modeled using mixture theory.The complicated PDS(partial differential system)is treated for numeric solutions via the Galerkin finite element method.The pertinent parameters Hartmann number(1≤Ha≤60),Rayleigh number(10^(3)≤Ra≤10^(6))and nanoparticles volume fraction (0% ≤Ф≤4%) are taken for the parametric analysis, and it is conducted via streamlines and isotherms. Excellent agreement between numerical results and open literature. It is ascertained that heat transfer rate enhances with Rayleigh number Ra and volume fraction 0, however it is diminished for laiger Hartmann number Ha.
