Heat transfer and entropy generation abilities of MWCNTs/GNPs hybrid nanofluids in microtubes

Ahmed A. Hussien*, Mohd Z. Abdullah, Nadiahnor Md Yusop, Wael Al-Kouz, Ebrahim Mahmoudi, Mohammad Mehrali

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Abstract

Massive improvements in the thermophysical properties of nanofluids over conventional fluids have led to the rapid evolution of using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) in the field of heat transfer. In this study, the heat transfer and entropy generation abilities of MWCNTs/GNPs hybrid nanofluids were explored. Experiments on forced convective flow through a brass microtube with 300 μm inner diameter and 0.27 m in length were performed under uniform heat flux. MWCNTs/GNPs hybrid nanofluids were developed by adding 0.035 wt.% GNPs to MWCNTs water-based nanofluids with mass fractions of 0.075-0.125 wt.%. The range of the Reynolds number in this experiment was maintained at Re = 200-500. Results showed that the conventional approach for predicting the heat transfer coeffcient was applicable for microtubes. The heat transfer coeffcient increased markedly with the use of MWCNTs and MWCNTs/GNPs nanofluids, with increased pressure dropping by 12.4%. Results further showed a reduction by 37.5% in the total entropy generation rate in microtubes for hybrid nanofluids. Overall, MWCNTs/GNPs hybrid nanofluids can be used as alternative fluids in cooling systems for thermal applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number480
JournalEntropy
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • GNPs
  • Heat transfer coeffcient
  • Hybrid nanofluid
  • Microtube
  • MWCNTs

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