Table 3.
Variation of average Nusselt number (Nuav) along heated wall for different nanoparticles volume (ϕ), diameter (d) and shape (n) of nanoparticles considering with/without Brownian with Ra = 105, Ha = 15, and λ = 3.
| Brownian effect (BM) | Nanoparticles volume (ϕ) | Nanoparticles shape (n) | Nanoparticles diameter (d) | Average Nusselt number (Nuav) | Increases (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| with BM | 0 | 3.0 | 10 nm | 4.267974931830414 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.140180145823340 | 20.43 | |||
| 0.02 | 5.930500451043041 | 38.95 | |||
| 0.05 | 7.971343224154655 | 86.77 | |||
| 0.04 | 3.0 | 10 nm | 7.254760603941890 | – | |
| 3.7 | 7.334404774458736 | 1.10 | |||
| 4.9 | 7.470160718151543 | 2.97 | |||
| 5.7 | 7.560131307489343 | 4.21 | |||
| 8.6 | 7.882830676803941 | 8.66 | |||
| 0.04 | 3.0 | 100 nm | 5.398074838809371 | – | |
| 50 nm | 5.779106109891497 | 7.06 | |||
| 20 nm | 6.519641772718621 | 20.78 | |||
| 10 nm | 7.334404744750127 | 35.87 | |||
| 1 nm | 13.02908943936327 | 141.37 | |||
| Without BM | 0 | 3.0 | – | 4.267974931830413 | – |
| 0.01 | – | 4.309365483763966 | 0.97 | ||
| 0.02 | – | 4.353923846604179 | 2.01 | ||
| 0.05 | – | 4.503711767742641 | 5.52 | ||
| 0.04 | 3.0 | – | 4.362500816778986 | – | |
| 3.7 | – | 4.451326343833879 | 2.03 | ||
| 4.9 | – | 4.602177643914426 | 5.49 | ||
| 5.7 | – | 4.701783415723639 | 7.78 | ||
| 8.6 | – | 5.056793437004171 | 15.92 |