| Authors | Ahmad Ababaei, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh, Ali Akbar Abbasian Arani |
|---|---|
| Journal | Defect and Diffusion Forum |
| Presented by | University of Kashan |
| Page number | 39-58 |
| Volume number | 378 |
| Paper Type | Full Paper |
| Published At | 2017 |
| Journal Grade | ISI |
| Journal Type | Electronic |
| Journal Country | Switzerland |
Abstract
In this study, the flow of CuO-water nanofluid in a parallel-plate microchannel in the presence of several micromixers is examined to find optimum arrangements of the micromixers. The governing equations, which are accompanied with the slip velocity and temperature jump boundary conditions, are solved by the Finite Volume Method and SIMPLER algorithm. The study is conducted for the Reynolds numbers in the range of 10 ≤ Re ≤ 100, Knudsen numbers ranging of 0 ≤ Kn ≤ 0.1 and volume fraction of nanoparticles ranging of 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 4%. The results show that the optimum arrangements of the micromixers belong to cases in which the heights of micromixers are smaller, the distance between them is lower, and their numbers are more.