Motion and orientation of cylindrical and cubic particles in pipe flow with high concentration and high particle to pipe size ratio

Lattice Boltzmann method was used to numerically investigate the motion and orientation distribution of cylindrical and cubic particles in pipe flow with high concentration and high particle to pipe size ratio. The transient impulse model of 3D collisions between particles and between particle and wall is proposed. The numerical results are qualitatively in agreement with and quantitatively comparable to the experiment data. The results show that the increases of both the cylindrical particle to pipe size ratio and the particle aspect ratio decrease the rotation about all axes. All rotations of cubic particles decrease with increasing the particle concentration. The cubic particles, rotating more drastically in the flow with large Reynolds number, rotate faster than the cylindrical particles with the same size. The cylindrical particles align with the flow direction more obviously with decreasing Reynolds numbers. However, the orientations of cubic particles are spread all over the range with no significant difference in magnitude, and the Reynolds numbers have no obvious effect on the orientations of cubic particles.

Friction factor and heat transfer of nanofluid in the turbulent flow through a 90°bend

Heat transfer and energy performance of Al_(2)O_(3)/water nanofluid in a 90°bend with circular cross-section are investigated in the range of Reynolds number(Re)from 5000 to 30000,particle volume concentration(Φ)from 0.005%to 4%,Schmidt number(Sc)from 9870 to 296100,Dean number(De)from 6636 to 14847.The momentum and energy equations of nanofluid together with the dynamic equation for nanoparticles are solved numerically with the particle convection,diffusion,coagulation and breakage taken into consideration.Some results are validated by comparing with the available experimental or numerical results.The effect of Re,Φ,Sc and De on the friction factor and heat transfer of Al_(2)O_(3)/water nanofluidis discussed.The results showed that the particle number decreases along the pipeline.Increasing De,Sc leads to a decrease and increase ofΦ,respectively.The mean particle diameter and particle polydispersity increase with increasing Debut with decreasing Sc.The friction factor increases with increasingΦ,Sc De and Pr but with decreasing Sc.The ratio of energy performance evaluation criterion(PEC)for the Al_(2)O_(3)/water nanofluid to the base fluid increases with increasing Re,Φand De,but with decreasing Sc.Finally,the expression of ratio of energy PEC for the nanofluid to the base fluid as a function of Re,Φ,Sc and De is derived.