Numerical simulation of nucleate pool boiling on the horizontal surface for nano-fluid using wall heat flux partitioning method
In this paper, for the first time nucleate pool boiling heat transfer of nanofluids; has been investigated numerically. Two-phase and three-phase mixture model and control volume technique have been used to predict boiling curve of silica/water. Numerical results are in very good agreement with experimental data. In the next step, this method has been used to study nanofluids with alumina nanoparticles. The obtained results are more accurate than silica nanofluid compared to experimental data. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
nucleate pool boiling wall heat flux partitioning nanofluid mixture model nanoparticle three-phase simulation