Prediction of heat transfer of nanofluid on critical heat flux based on fractal geometry  

作　　者：肖波齐 

机构地区：[1]School of Physics and Electromechanical Engineering, Sanming University

出　　处：《Chinese Physics B》2013年第1期344-349,共6页中国物理B（英文版）

基　　金：Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11102100);the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China(Grant No. 2012J01017);the Scientific Research Special Foundation for Provincial University of Education Department of Fujian Province, China (Grant No. JK2011056)

摘　　要：Analytical expressions for nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of nanofluid in the critical heat flux （CHF） region are derived taking into account the effect of nanoparticles moving in liquid based on the fractal geometry theory. The proposed fractal model for the CHF of nanofluid is explicitly related to the average diameter of the nanoparticles, the volumetric nanoparticle concentration, the thermal conductivity of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of active cavities on the heated surfaces, the temperature, and the properties of the fluid. It is found that the CHF of nanofluid decreases with the increase of the average diameter of nanoparticles. Each parameter of the proposed formulas on CHF has a clear physical meaning. The model predictions are compared with the existing experimental data, and a good agreement between the model predictions and experimental data is found. The validity of the present model is thus verified. The proposed fractal model can reveal the mechanism of heat transfer in nanofluid.Analytical expressions for nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of nanofluid in the critical heat flux （CHF） region are derived taking into account the effect of nanoparticles moving in liquid based on the fractal geometry theory. The proposed fractal model for the CHF of nanofluid is explicitly related to the average diameter of the nanoparticles, the volumetric nanoparticle concentration, the thermal conductivity of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of nanoparticles, the fractal dimension of active cavities on the heated surfaces, the temperature, and the properties of the fluid. It is found that the CHF of nanofluid decreases with the increase of the average diameter of nanoparticles. Each parameter of the proposed formulas on CHF has a clear physical meaning. The model predictions are compared with the existing experimental data, and a good agreement between the model predictions and experimental data is found. The validity of the present model is thus verified. The proposed fractal model can reveal the mechanism of heat transfer in nanofluid.

关 键 词：NANOFLUID fractal geometry heat transfer 

分 类 号：O551.3[理学—热学与物质分子运动论] TB383.1[理学—物理]