Table 3.
Average Nusselt number along bottom heated wall for different types of nanofluids and different size of the nanoparticles when and .
| Nanofluids | ϕ | Nuav | Increase (%) | Nanofluids | ϕ | Nuav | Increase (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu-water | 0.00 | 5.0869043 | – | Cu-kerosene | 0.00 | 5.1108449 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1279040 | 0.81 | 0.01 | 5.3390452 | 4.46 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.3482914 | 5.14 | 0.05 | 5.5897890 | 9.37 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.4715713 | 7.56 | 0.10 | 5.7623863 | 12.75 | ||
| Co-water | 0.00 | 5.0869043 | – | Co-kerosene | 0.00 | 5.1108449 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1255934 | 0.76 | 0.01 | 5.4048901 | 5.75 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.3361810 | 4.90 | 0.05 | 5.7791370 | 13.08 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.4451034 | 7.04 | 0.10 | 5.9494259 | 16.41 | ||
| Al2O3-water | 0.00 | 5.0869043 | – | Al2O3-kerosene | 0.00 | 5.1108449 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1493271 | 1.23 | 0.01 | 5.2676440 | 3.07 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.4261935 | 6.67 | 0.05 | 5.5797743 | 9.18 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.7008267 | 12.07 | 0.10 | 5.8481775 | 14.43 | ||
| TiO2-water | 0.00 | 5.0869043 | – | TiO2-kerosene | 0.00 | 5.1108449 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1394618 | 1.04 | 0.01 | 5.1601554 | 0.96 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.3977902 | 6.11 | 0.05 | 5.4457005 | 6.55 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.6101714 | 10.29 | 0.10 | 5.7818382 | 13.13 | ||
| Cu-EG | 0.00 | 5.1015913 | – | Al2O3-EG | 0.00 | 5.1015913 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1390452 | 0.73 | 0.01 | 5.1662068 | 1.27 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.3897890 | 5.649 | 0.05 | 5.4683156 | 7.19 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.5339510 | 8.47 | 0.10 | 5.8291424 | 14.27 | ||
| Co-EG | 0.00 | 5.1015913 | – | TiO2-EG | 0.00 | 5.1015913 | – |
| 0.01 | 5.1391603 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 5.1564652 | 1.08 | ||
| 0.05 | 5.3895143 | 5.64 | 0.05 | 5.4205563 | 6.25 | ||
| 0.10 | 5.5662212 | 9.18 | 0.10 | 5.7300720 | 12.32 |