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Resistors network model of Bcc cell for investigating thermal conductivity of nanofluids
Masturia,b, Sustini E.a, Khairurrijala, Abdullah M.a
a Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
b Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]A model was developed to investigate thermal conductivity of nanofluids. It was based on resistors circuit network in bcc cell as alternative form of simple cubic cell has been successfully developed. The present model has involved the Brownian motion of nanoparticles in the fluid with an assumption that the nanoparticles are in low volume fraction so the diameter size of nanoparticle can be neglected in comparison to particles distance. Generally, this model was very fit to experimental results has been obtained from some authors. As an example, for alumina-water nanofluid, that is alumina (Al 2O3) dispersed in water, it was found that the enhancement of its thermal conductivity calculated using this model was in good agreement with experimental results that it tended to increase as nanoparticle fraction increases. As in alumina-water, the agreement was also shown in titania (TiO2)-water and cuprum oxide (CuO)-water. This model also showed the dependence of thermal conductivity enhancement to diameter size of nanoparticle and temperature of the nanofluid. In relation to diameter size, thermal conductivity enhancement decreases as diameter size increases. Otherwise, thermal conductivity enhancement increases as temperature increases. However, even though this model was very close to experimental results, the problem of this model was in dimensionless constant that varied for different nanofluids. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]bcc resistors network model,nanofluids,thermal conductivity[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3667227[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]