Heat Transfer and Numerical Analysis in Microchannel Heat Exchanger Using Nanofluids : A Review

Authors

  • Divyesh Ubale  M.Tech, Thermal Engineering, Maharashtra, India
  • P.V Ubale  Associate Professor, GS College, Khamgaon, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Nanofluids, Microchannel Heat Sink (MCHS), Microchannels, Thermal conductivity, Heat transfer

Abstract

Nanofluids are gaining lot of importance in thermal applications due to its excellent heat transfer characteristics. Micro-scale heat transfer devices are used on large scale in electronics industry which leads to the development of compact size heat exchanger with high heat transfer coefficient. Recent development in the field of nanotechnology involves the use of suspended nanoparticles in base fluids which leads to the improvement in the heat transfer coefficient of base fluids. This paper summarizes the articles published on enhancement of convective heat transfer in microchannel heat exchanger using nanofluids and effect of various thermophysical properties on heat transfer performance. Theoretical and experimental results for different geometries and effects on Nusselt number are reported in this paper. The results show outstanding increase in the importance of nanofluid application in microchannels. The effects of use of different nanofluids and their performance as compared to base fluids are shown.

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2018-07-30

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Volume 4, Issue 9, July-August-2018

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Divyesh Ubale, P.V Ubale, " Heat Transfer and Numerical Analysis in Microchannel Heat Exchanger Using Nanofluids : A Review, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 4, Issue 9, pp.198-203, July-August-2018.