Lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of force convection flow of nanofluids in an ejector

چکیده مقاله

In the present work, force convection nanofluid flow in an ejector is analyzed. Cu /water as nanofluid has been perused in this study. Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used for simulation. One advantage of LBM is that it can be easily parallelized and hence can be used to simulate fluid flow in multi-core computers using parallel. The LBM results are validated against those available in the literature. Comparisons of the results show that there is excellent agreement between them. Velocity and temperature distribution in the ejector are obtained. Also the effect of some important parameters in nanofluid like solid volume fraction, on the heat transfer in the domain is analyzed. Results show the adding Cu nano particles can enhanced heat transfer in the ejector.