Impact of thermophoresis on nanoparticle distribution in nanofluids

This research attempts to study the effects of particle migration on concentration distribution of the water-TiO2 nanofluid inside a circular tube. The scale analysis shows that thermophoresis can have an essential role on particle migration and consequently, on concentration distribution. Therefore...

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Published inResults in physics Vol. 7; pp. 136 - 138
Main Author Bahiraei, Mehdi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2017
Elsevier
Subjects
Nanofluids
Nanoparticles
Particle distribution
Scale analysis
Thermophoresis
Nanoparticles
Scale analysis
Thermophoresis
Particle distribution
Nanofluids
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Summary:This research attempts to study the effects of particle migration on concentration distribution of the water-TiO2 nanofluid inside a circular tube. The scale analysis shows that thermophoresis can have an essential role on particle migration and consequently, on concentration distribution. Therefore, the concentration distribution of particles is obtained by considering the effects of thermophoresis, non-uniform shear rate, Brownian diffusion, and viscosity gradient. The results reveal that as the particles become larger, the concentration distribution becomes more non-uniform. Meanwhile, thermophoresis intensifies non-uniformity of concentration distribution and its effect is more noticeable at higher mean concentrations.
ISSN:2211-3797
2211-3797
DOI:10.1016/j.rinp.2016.12.012