Ferrofluid heat transfer treatment in the presence of variable magnetic field

In this paper, the Control Volume-based Finite Element Method (CVFEM) is applied to simulate Fe3O4-water nanofluid mixed convection heat transfer in a lid-driven semi annulus in the presence of a non-uniform magnetic field. The calculations were performed for different governing parameters, namely, Richardson number, viscosity parameter, nanoparticle volume fraction, magnetic number and Hartmann number. Results show that the Nusselt number has a direct relationship with Richardson number and nanoparticle volume fraction, while it has a reverse relationship with Hartmann number and magnetic number. Also, it can be found that the Nusselt number increases by considering magnetic-field–dependent viscosity.

Magnetic nanofluid; Mixed convection; FHD; MHD; CVFEM