M. Fakoor-Pakdaman

Bio: M. Fakoor-Pakdaman is an academic researcher from Simon Fraser University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat transfer coefficient & Heat transfer. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 18 publications receiving 281 citations. Previous affiliations of M. Fakoor-Pakdaman include British Columbia Institute of Technology & Texas A&M University.

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Nanofluid Flows Inside Corrugated Tubes

Abstract: An experimental investigation is carried out to study the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/heat transfer oil nanofluid flows inside horizontal corrugated tubes under uniform wall temperature condition. To provide the applied nanafluids, MWCNTs are dispersed in heat transfer oil with mass concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt%. The Reynolds number varies between 100 and 4,000. Three tubes with hydraulic diameters of 11.9, 13.2, and 15.5 mm are applied as the test section in the experimental setup. Tubes are corrugated four times on the cross section; that is, there are four different helices around the tube. Depths of the corrugations are chosen as 0.9, 1.1, and 1.3 mm, and pitch of corrugation is 14 mm. The acquired data confirm the increase of heat transfer rate as a result of utilizing nanofluids in comparison with the base fluid flow. However, corrugating the tubes decreases the heat transfer rate at low Reynolds numbers. The highest increase in...

Convection Heat Transfer

Abstract: Geometry: shape, size, aspect ratio and orientation Flow Type: forced, natural, laminar, turbulent, internal, external Boundary: isothermal (Tw = constant) or isoflux (q̇w = constant) Fluid Type: viscous oil, water, gases or liquid metals Properties: all properties determined at film temperature Tf = (Tw + T∞)/2 Note: ρ and ν ∝ 1/Patm ⇒ see Q12-40 density: ρ ((kg/m) specific heat: Cp (J/kg ·K) dynamic viscosity: μ, (N · s/m) kinematic viscosity: ν ≡ μ/ρ (m/s) thermal conductivity: k, (W/m ·K) thermal diffusivity: α, ≡ k/(ρ · Cp) (m/s) Prandtl number: Pr, ≡ ν/α (−−) volumetric compressibility: β, (1/K)

Experimental Methods for Engineers

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