1. Euler–Euler numerical model for transport phenomena modeling in a natural circulation loop operated by nanofluidsBlaž Kamenik, Nejc Vovk, Elif Begum Elcioglu, Firat Sezgin, Erdem Ozyurt, Ziya Haktan Karadeniz, Alpaslan Turgut, Jure Ravnik, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This paper explores a computational approach to model multiphase heat transfer and fuid fow in a natural circulation loop utilizing nanofuids. We propose and implement an Euler–Euler framework in a CFD environment, incorporating an innovative boundary condition to preserve mass conservation during thermophoretic particle fux. The model’s accuracy is verifed through a one-dimensional example, by comparing results against both an Euler–Lagrange model and an in-house fnite volume solution. Experimental validation is conducted with aluminum oxide nanofuids at varying nanoparticle concentrations. We prepared the nanofuids and measured their thermophysical properties up to 60◦C. We assess the thermal performance of the nanofuid in natural circulation loop at diferent heating powers via experiment and numerical simulations. The fndings reveal that the heat transfer enhancement ofered by the nanofuid is modest, with minimal diferences observed between the proposed Euler–Euler approach and a simpler single-phase model. The results underscore that while the Euler–Euler model ofers detailed particle–fuid interactions, its practical thermal advantage is limited in this context. Ključne besede: CFD · Euler–Euler, multiphase fow, nanofluid, natural circulation loop, thermophoresis Objavljeno v DKUM: 12.03.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 5
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2. Conduction and convection heat transfer characteristics of water-based Au nanofluids in a square cavity with differentially heated side walls subjected to constant temperaturesPrimož Ternik, Rebeka Rudolf, 2014, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The present work deals with the natural convection in a square cavity filled with the water-based Au nanofluid. The cavity is heated on the vertical and cooled from the adjacent wall, while the other two horizontal walls are adiabatic. The governing differential equations have been solved by the standard finite volume method and the hydrodynamic and thermal fields were coupled together using the Boussinesq approximation. The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the nanoparticles' volume fraction on the heat transfer characteristics of Au nanofluids at the given base fluid's (i.e. water) Rayleigh number. Accurate results are presented over a wide range of the base fluid Rayleigh number and the volume fraction of Au nanoparticles. It is shown that adding nanoparticles in a base fluid delays the onset of convection. Contrary to what is argued by many authors, we show by numerical simulations that the use of nanofluids can reduce the heat transfer rate instead of increasing it. Ključne besede: natural convection, heat transfer, nanofluid, Nusselt number Objavljeno v DKUM: 07.07.2017; Ogledov: 1293; Prenosov: 367
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3. Heat-transfer characteristics of a non-newtonian Au nanofluid in a cubical enclosure with differentially heated side wallsPrimož Ternik, Rebeka Rudolf, Zoran Žunič, 2015, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The present work deals with the laminar natural convection in a cubical cavity filled with a homogenous aqueous solution of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) based gold (Au) nanofluid obeying the power-law rheological model. The cavity is heated on the vertical and cooled from the adjacent wall, while the other walls are adiabatic. The governing differential equations were solved with the standard finite-volume method and the hydrodynamic and thermal fields are coupled using the Boussinesq approximation. The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the nanoparticle volume fraction on the heat-transfer characteristics of CMC-based Au nanofluid over a wide range of the base-fluid Rayleigh number. Accurate numerical results are presented in the form of dimensionless temperature and velocity variations, the mean Nusselt number and the heat-transfer rate. It is shown that adding nanoparticles to the base fluid delays the onset of natural convection. In addition, numerical simulations showed that, just after the onset of natural convection, adding nanoparticles reduces the mean Nusselt number value for any given base-fluid Rayleigh number. Ključne besede: natural convection, CMC-Au nanofluid, heat transfer, Nusslet number Objavljeno v DKUM: 16.03.2017; Ogledov: 1388; Prenosov: 97
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5. Numerical study of Rayleigh-Bénard natural-convection heat-transfer characteristics of water-based Au nanofluidsPrimož Ternik, Rebeka Rudolf, Zoran Žunič, 2013, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The present work deals with the natural convection in a square cavity filled with a water-based Au nanofluid. The cavity is heated from the lower and cooled from the adjacent wall, while the other two walls are adiabatic. Theg overning differential equations have been solved with the standard finite volume method and the hydrodynamic and thermal fields have been coupled using the Boussinesq approximation. The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the nanoparticlesć volume fraction on the heat-transfer characteristics of Au nanofluids at a given base-fluid (i.e., water) Rayleigh number Rabf. Accurate results are presented over a wide range of the base-fluid Rayleigh numbers (102 £ Rabf £ 105) and the volume fraction of Au nanoparticles (0 % £ j £ 10 %). It is shown that adding nanoparticles to the base fluid delays the onset of convection. Contrary to what is argued by many authors, we show, with numerical simulations, that the use of nanofluids can reduce the heat transfer instead of increasing it. Ključne besede: Rayleigh-Bénard natural convection, water-Au nanofluid, heat transfer, numerical modelling Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.07.2015; Ogledov: 1435; Prenosov: 118
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