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Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of various nanofluids in an indoor electric heater

Chen, Zhanxiu ; Zheng, Dan ; Wang, Jin LU ; Chen, Lei and Sundén, Bengt LU (2020) In Renewable Energy 147. p.1011-1018
Abstract

Heat transfer characteristics of an electric heater were experimentally investigated by using various fluids in this paper, including Cu-EGW (a mixture of ethylene glycol and DI-water), Al2O3-EGW, Fe3O4-EGW nanofluids. A 4:6 mixture of ethylene glycol and deionized water was used as the base liquid. All these nanofluids were prepared by ultrasonic treatment, and nanoparticle mass concentration of samples varies from 0.5% to 2%. In addition, natural convective heat transfer of Fe3O4-EGW nanofluid in an electric heater was carried out by considering an effect of different magnetic fields. The results indicated that heat transfer performance of Cu-EGW nanofluid was... (More)

Heat transfer characteristics of an electric heater were experimentally investigated by using various fluids in this paper, including Cu-EGW (a mixture of ethylene glycol and DI-water), Al2O3-EGW, Fe3O4-EGW nanofluids. A 4:6 mixture of ethylene glycol and deionized water was used as the base liquid. All these nanofluids were prepared by ultrasonic treatment, and nanoparticle mass concentration of samples varies from 0.5% to 2%. In addition, natural convective heat transfer of Fe3O4-EGW nanofluid in an electric heater was carried out by considering an effect of different magnetic fields. The results indicated that heat transfer performance of Cu-EGW nanofluid was significantly higher than the Al2O3-EGW and Fe3O4-EGW nanofluids, and the heating efficiency of the Cu-EGW nanofluid increased with the mass concentration of Cu particles. Compared with that of the base fluid, equilibrium temperature values of electric heaters filled with 2.0% Cu-EGW, 1.0% Al2O3-EGW and 1.0% Fe3O4-EGW nanofluids increase by 13.18%, 3.77% and 4.52%, respectively. It was also found that the magnetic field had a positive effect on the heat transfer enhancement of the Fe3O4-EGW nanofluid. In addition, for the 0.5% Fe3O4 nanofluid under a magnetic intensity of 100 mT, the equilibrium temperature on the middle fin increases by 14.68%.

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Electric heater, Equilibrium temperature, Magnetic field, Nanofluid, Natural convection
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Renewable Energy
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147
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8 pages
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Elsevier
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0960-1481
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10.1016/j.renene.2019.09.036
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  abstract     = {{<p>Heat transfer characteristics of an electric heater were experimentally investigated by using various fluids in this paper, including Cu-EGW (a mixture of ethylene glycol and DI-water), Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-EGW, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-EGW nanofluids. A 4:6 mixture of ethylene glycol and deionized water was used as the base liquid. All these nanofluids were prepared by ultrasonic treatment, and nanoparticle mass concentration of samples varies from 0.5% to 2%. In addition, natural convective heat transfer of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-EGW nanofluid in an electric heater was carried out by considering an effect of different magnetic fields. The results indicated that heat transfer performance of Cu-EGW nanofluid was significantly higher than the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-EGW and Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-EGW nanofluids, and the heating efficiency of the Cu-EGW nanofluid increased with the mass concentration of Cu particles. Compared with that of the base fluid, equilibrium temperature values of electric heaters filled with 2.0% Cu-EGW, 1.0% Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-EGW and 1.0% Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-EGW nanofluids increase by 13.18%, 3.77% and 4.52%, respectively. It was also found that the magnetic field had a positive effect on the heat transfer enhancement of the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-EGW nanofluid. In addition, for the 0.5% Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanofluid under a magnetic intensity of 100 mT, the equilibrium temperature on the middle fin increases by 14.68%.</p>}},
  author       = {{Chen, Zhanxiu and Zheng, Dan and Wang, Jin and Chen, Lei and Sundén, Bengt}},
  issn         = {{0960-1481}},
  keywords     = {{Electric heater; Equilibrium temperature; Magnetic field; Nanofluid; Natural convection}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1011--1018}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Renewable Energy}},
  title        = {{Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of various nanofluids in an indoor electric heater}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.09.036}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.renene.2019.09.036}},
  volume       = {{147}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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