RESEARCH ARTICLE
A numerical study of heat transfer charcteristics of a car radiator involved nanofluids
Hossein Kakavand,
Maysam Molana,
Hossein Kakavand
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorMaysam Molana
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorHossein Kakavand,
Maysam Molana,
Hossein Kakavand
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorMaysam Molana
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
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To investigate the heat transfer characteristics of a car radiator involved nanofluids, we used GAMBIT & FLUENT softwares and calculated the effective physical parameters using some famous models as a single-phase mixture. Carbon nanotubes and boron nitride nanotubes have been used in less than 1% volume concentration in flat and twisted tubes. Our results show that nanofluids application in a twisted tube gives a great enhancement in the thermal performance in comparison of the flat tube.
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